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characteristic function
noun
, Mathematics.
- a function defined on a given set, having value 1 for every element of the set and value 0 for every element not contained in the set.
characteristic function
noun
- maths a function that assigns the value 1 to the members of a given set and the value 0 to its nonmembers
- statistics a function derived from the probability distribution function that enables the distribution of the sum of given random variables to be analysed
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Word History and Origins
Origin of characteristic function1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
This is the typical and characteristic function of organic life.
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As we submit each characteristic function and situation of experience to our gaze, we find it has a dual aspect.
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Now we are better prepared to recognize the characteristic function of the artist.
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And in this we perceive the characteristic function of nerve-fibres, viz.
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