"pairing function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pairing functions [plural]
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  1. (mathematics) A process to uniquely encode two natural numbers into a single natural number. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (Translations): kokonaislukujen ja kokonaislukuparien välinen bijektio (Finnish), fonction de couplage [feminine] (French), Paarfunktion [feminine] (German), Paarungsfunktion [feminine] (German), funkcja pary [feminine] (Polish)

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