"choice function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: choice functions [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌŋkʃən Head templates: {{en-noun}} choice function (plural choice functions)
  1. (set theory) A function whose domain is a family of nonempty sets, and which selects a member from each of those sets as its value. Categories (topical): Set theory
    Sense id: en-choice_function-en-noun-jnMOe~xh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory

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