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characteristic functions

characteristic functions is the plural of characteristic function.

Meaning of characteristic function

Noun

characteristic function (plural characteristic functions)

  1. 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.
  2. A complex function completely defining the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable

Questions about characteristic functions

What is characteristic functions the plural of?
Characteristic functions is the plural of characteristic function.

Words near characteristic functions in the dictionary

  1. characterisms
  2. characterismus
  3. characterist
  4. characteristic
  5. characteristic function
  6. characteristic functions
  7. characteristic polynomial
  8. characteristic polynomials
  9. characteristic root
  10. characteristic roots
  11. characteristic time

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