set function

noun

, Mathematics.

1. a function having a collection of sets as domain.

Example Sentences

Emotions and other aspects of mental function are not like machine components, each with a set function; instead, they are embedded in complex overlapping biochemical pathways.

From Nature

Then again, Korins says, “a lot of the set function is less illusion than gags. Almost anything that happens magically is for a laugh.”

From Washington Post

Rather than performing a set function in a rote manner, like a toaster or a washing machine, the software makes decisions in the face of novel problems by applying answers that have worked in similar situations in the past.

From Slate

The requirements of modern war are such that we certainly do not want to turn out one man exactly like another, or turn the majority into mechanical men, capable of one set function.

From Project Gutenberg