"indicator function" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: indicator functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} indicator function (plural indicator functions)
  1. A function which is equal to 1 for all points in its domain which belong to a given set, and is equal to 0 for all points in the domain which do not belong to that given set. Translations (function equal to 1 on elements of a given set): характеристична функция (harakteristična funkcija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), индикаторна функция (indikatorna funkcija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), indikaattorifunktio (Finnish)

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