"boxcar function" meaning in All languages combined

See boxcar function on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: boxcar functions [plural]
Etymology: The graph resembles a rectangular boxcar on a railway line. Head templates: {{en-noun}} boxcar function (plural boxcar functions)
  1. (mathematics) Any function whose value is zero except for a finite part of its argument for which it has a constant non-zero value Wikipedia link: boxcar function Categories (topical): Functions, Mathematics Hypernyms: window function Related terms: square wave
    Sense id: en-boxcar_function-en-noun-WRpsyrO1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: mathematics, sciences

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