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bent function

bent function noun: a Boolean function f: Z ₂ⁿ→ Z ₂ whose Walsh transform has constant absolute value.

Noun

bent function (plural bent functions)

  1. A Boolean function f: Z ₂ⁿ→ Z ₂ whose Walsh transform has constant absolute value.

Forms of bent function

pluralbent functions

Origin of bent function

So called because they are as different as possible from all linear functions (the simplest or "straight-line" functions) and from all affine functions (which preserve parallel lines).

Questions about bent function

What does bent function mean?
Bent function means a Boolean function f: Z ₂ⁿ→ Z ₂ whose Walsh transform has constant absolute value.
What part of speech is bent function?
Bent function is a noun.
What is the plural of bent function?
The plural of bent function is bent functions.

Words near bent function in the dictionary

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