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black-box function

black-box function noun: a function whose closed-form expression is not known or does not exist, and whose properties cannot be inferred.

Noun

black-box function (plural black-box functions)

  1. (optimization) A function whose closed-form expression is not known or does not exist, and whose properties cannot be inferred.

Forms of black-box function

pluralblack-box functions

Questions about black-box function

What does black-box function mean?
Black-box function means a function whose closed-form expression is not known or does not exist, and whose properties cannot be inferred.
What part of speech is black-box function?
Black-box function is a noun.
What is the plural of black-box function?
The plural of black-box function is black-box functions.

Words near black-box function in the dictionary

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  6. black-box function
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