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characteristic function

char·ac·ter·is·tic func·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-ik-tuh-ris-tik fuhngk-shuh n]
    • /ˌkær ɪk təˈrɪs tɪk ˈfʌŋk ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-ik-tuh-ris-tik fuhngk-shuh n]
    • /ˌkær ɪk təˈrɪs tɪk ˈfʌŋk ʃən/

Definitions of characteristic function words

  • noun characteristic function a function that assigns the value 1 to the members of a given set and the value 0 to its nonmembers 3
  • noun characteristic function a function derived from the probability distribution function that enables the distribution of the sum of given random variables to be analysed 3
  • noun characteristic function a function defined on a given set, having value 1 for every element of the set and value 0 for every element not contained in the set. 1
  • noun characteristic function characteristic polynomial. 1
  • noun Technical meaning of characteristic function (mathematics)   The characteristic function of set returns True if its argument is an element of the set and False otherwise. 1
  • noun characteristic function (analysis) A function which is equal to 1 for all points in its domain which belong to a given set, and is equal to 0 for all points in the domain which do not belong to that given set. 0

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Origin of characteristic function

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Characteristic function

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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characteristic function popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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