"step function" meaning in All languages combined

See step function on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: step functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} step function (plural step functions)
  1. (mathematics) A function from the real line to a finite subset of the real line. Wikipedia link: step function Translations (mathematical function): askelfunktio (Finnish), पग फलन (pag phalan) (Hindi), सोपान फलन (sopān phalan) (Hindi), lépcsős függvény (Hungarian), função escada [feminine] (Portuguese), función escalón [feminine] (Spanish), stegfunktion [common-gender] (Swedish)

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