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semiprojection

semiprojection noun: a function f of rank k, where k is greater than or equal to three, such that for some index i between one and k (inclusive), f(x₁, x₂, ... xₖ) = xᵢ whenever |{x₁, x₂, ... xₖ}| < k.

Noun

semiprojection (plural semiprojections)

  1. A function f of rank k, where k is greater than or equal to three, such that for some index i between one and k (inclusive), f(x₁, x₂, ... xₖ) = xᵢ whenever |{x₁, x₂, ... xₖ}| < k.
    • We now show that closure under a semiprojection operation is not in general a sufficient condition for tractability.1997, Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery, page 544
    • Let f be the semiprojection defined by the bitransitive relation R. Then [f] is a minimal clone.2012, Janos Aczel, Aggregating clones, colors, equations, iterates, numbers, and tiles, page 13

Forms of semiprojection

pluralsemiprojections

Questions about semiprojection

What does semiprojection mean?
Semiprojection means a function f of rank k, where k is greater than or equal to three, such that for some index i between one and k (inclusive), f(x₁, x₂, ... xₖ) = xᵢ whenever |{x₁, x₂, ... xₖ}| < k.
What part of speech is semiprojection?
Semiprojection is a noun.
What is the plural of semiprojection?
The plural of semiprojection is semiprojections.

Words near semiprojection in the dictionary

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  3. semiprofessionally
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  8. semiprojective
  9. semiprojectivity
  10. semiproletarianized
  11. semiproletariat

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