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boxcar function

boxcar function noun: any function whose value is zero except for a finite part of its argument for which it has a constant non-zero value.

boxcar function: any function whose value is zero except for a finite part of its argument for which it has a...
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Noun

boxcar function (plural boxcar functions)

  1. Any function whose value is zero except for a finite part of its argument for which it has a constant non-zero value.

Forms of boxcar function

pluralboxcar functions

Origin of boxcar function

Due to the graph resembling a rectangular boxcar on a railway line.

Questions about boxcar function

What does boxcar function mean?
Boxcar function means any function whose value is zero except for a finite part of its argument for which it has a constant non-zero value.
What part of speech is boxcar function?
Boxcar function is a noun.
What is the plural of boxcar function?
The plural of boxcar function is boxcar functions.

Words near boxcar function in the dictionary

  1. boxboards
  2. Boxborough
  3. boxcab
  4. boxcabs
  5. boxcar
  6. boxcar function
  7. boxcar functions
  8. boxcarred
  9. boxcarring
  10. boxcars
  11. boxcutter

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