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lambert w function

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
lam-bert w -func-tion
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A multivalued function, namely the branches of the converse relation of the function f(w) = weʷ, where w is any complex number and eʷ is the exponential function.

Etymology

Named after Johann Lambert, who considered a related problem in 1758.

Inflected Forms

Lambert W functions (plural)

Questions

What does lambert w function mean?
A multivalued function, namely the branches of the converse relation of the function f(w) = weʷ, where w is any complex number and eʷ is the exponential function.
Where does lambert w function come from?
Named after Johann Lambert, who considered a related problem in 1758.

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