boxcar function
boxcar function · boxcar functions
Any function whose value is zero except for a finite part of its argument for which it…Any function whose value is zero except for a finite part of its argument for which it has a constant non-zero value.
Meaning
1 sensesAny function whose value is zero except for a finite part of its argument for which it has a constant non-zero value.
Origin
Due to the graph resembling a rectangular boxcar on a railway line.Due to the graph resembling a rectangular boxcar on a railway line.
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Forms
plural: boxcar functions| Singular | boxcar function |
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Word family
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