"black-box function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: black-box functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} black-box function (plural black-box functions)
  1. (optimization) A function whose closed-form expression is not known or does not exist, and whose properties cannot be inferred. Translations (Translations): musta laatikko -funktio (Finnish), Black-Box-Funktion [feminine] (German), funkcja czarnej skrzynki [feminine] (Polish)

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