"independent function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: independent functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} independent function (plural independent functions)
  1. (mathematics) Any of a set of functions the value of which can not be deduced from that of all the others. Categories (topical): Functions, Mathematics
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