"set function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: set functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} set function (plural set functions)
  1. (computer science) A mathematical function whose input is a set (usually of real numbers or a set of points in the Euclidean or some measure space), and whose output is usually a number. Categories (topical): Computer science, Functions Hypernyms: function Hyponyms: additive set function, countably additive set function, countably subadditive set function, subadditive set function Translations (Translations): Mengenfunktion [feminine] (German), küme fonksiyonu (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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