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partial function

partial function noun: a function whose domain is a subset of the set on which it is formally defined; i.e., a function f: X→Y for which values f(x) are defined only for x ∈ W, where W ⊆ X.

Noun

partial function (plural partial functions)

  1. A function whose domain is a subset of the set on which it is formally defined; i.e., a function f: X→Y for which values f(x) are defined only for x ∈ W, where W ⊆ X.
    • 1967 [John Wiley & Sons], Stephen Cole Kleene, Mathematical Logic, 2002, Dover, page 244,
      The Church-Turing thesis applies to partial functions on the same grounds as to total functions (§ 41).
    • Nowadays it seems quite clear that if algebraic specifications are to be used as a powerful and realistic tool for the development of complex systems they should permit the specification of partial functions. […] There are essentially two ways of specifying partial functions.1991, Michel Bidoit, Hans-Jörg Kreowski, Pierre Lescanne, Fernando Orejas, Donald Sannella (editors), Algebraic System Specification and Development: A Survey and Annotated Bibliography, Springer...

partial function meaning in Tamil

partial function in Tamil

பகுதி சார்பயன்

Antonyms of partial function

Forms of partial function

pluralpartial functions

Questions about partial function

What does partial function mean?
Partial function means a function whose domain is a subset of the set on which it is formally defined; i.e., a function f: X→Y for which values f(x) are defined only for x ∈ W, where W ⊆ X.
What is partial function in Tamil?
Partial function in Tamil is பகுதி சார்பயன். See Partial function meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is partial function?
Partial function is a noun.
What is the plural of partial function?
The plural of partial function is partial functions.

Words near partial function in the dictionary

  1. partial evaluation
  2. partial false friend
  3. partial false friends
  4. partial fraction
  5. partial fractions
  6. partial function
  7. partial function application
  8. partial function applications
  9. partial functions
  10. partial indulgence
  11. partial indulgences

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