"increasing function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: increasing functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} increasing function (plural increasing functions)
  1. (mathematics) Any function of a real variable whose value increases (or is constant) as the variable increases. Categories (topical): Functions, Mathematics Derived forms: strictly increasing function Translations (mathematical function): växande funktion [common-gender] (Swedish)

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