"RBF" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: RBFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} RBF (countable and uncountable, plural RBFs)
  1. (pathology, uncountable) Abbreviation of rat-bite fever. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: rat-bite fever Categories (topical): Pathology
    Sense id: en-RBF-en-noun-ecUsplzU Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  2. (mathematics, countable) Abbreviation of radial basis function., a type of equation used to approximate a vector field, used in neural networks. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable Alternative form of: radial basis function (extra: a type of equation used to approximate a vector field, used in neural networks) Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-RBF-en-noun-iBV7i43p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 76 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 74 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 84 7 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. (countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of resting bitch face. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: resting bitch face
    Sense id: en-RBF-en-noun-6ACq-E4M

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2013, Caren Duane, \"This Is Just What I Look Like\", The Dartmouth Mirror (Dartmouth College), 8 November 2013, page 8",
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