"even function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: even functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} even function (plural even functions)
  1. (mathematics) Any function whose value is unchanged if the independent variable changes sign i.e. f(x) = f(-x) Categories (topical): Functions, Mathematics Coordinate_terms: odd function Translations (unaffected by sign): lige funktion [common-gender] (Danish), fonction paire [feminine] (French), gerade Funktion [feminine] (German), jafnstætt fall [neuter] (Icelandic), funkcja parzysta [feminine] (Polish), чётная фу́нкция (čótnaja fúnkcija) [feminine] (Russian), jämn funktion [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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