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boxcar function

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
box-car -func-tion
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any function whose value is zero except for a finite part of its argument for which it has a constant non-zero value.

Etymology

Due to the graph resembling a rectangular boxcar on a railway line.

Inflected Forms

boxcar functions (plural)

Phrases

square wave

Frequently Paired Words

square wave

Questions

What does boxcar function mean?
Any function whose value is zero except for a finite part of its argument for which it has a constant non-zero value.
Where does boxcar function come from?
Due to the graph resembling a rectangular boxcar on a railway line.

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