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1 generic characteristic
Экономика: родовой признакУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > generic characteristic
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Бизнес, юриспруденция. Русско-английский словарь > родовой признак
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6 определенный родовыми признаками
вещь, определяемая родовыми признаками — generic thing
Бизнес, юриспруденция. Русско-английский словарь > определенный родовыми признаками
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7 родовой
1. ancestral2. genericродовой тип данных; данные родового типа — generic data type
вещь, определяемая родовыми признаками — generic thing
родовой фрейм; фрейм-прототип — generic frame
3. patrimonial; genericСинонимический ряд:наследственный (прил.) наследственной; наследственною; наследственный; потомственной; потомственною; потомственный; фамильной; фамильною; фамильный -
8 родовой признак
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9 समान _samāna
समान a.1 Same, one, equal, like, similar; नोप- गच्छेत् प्रमत्तो$पि स्त्रियमार्तवदर्शने । समानशयने चैव न शयीत तया सह ॥ Ms.4.4; भुजे भुजंगेन्द्रसमानसारे R.2.74; समानशीलव्यसनेषु सख्यम् Subhāṣ.-2 One, uniform.-3 Good, virtuous, just.-4 Common, general.-5 Honoured.-6 Middling, moderate.-7 Whole (as a number).-नः 1 A friend, an equal.-2 One of five life-winds or vital airs, which has its seat in the cavity of the navel and is essential to digestion.-3 A letter having the same organ of utterance.-नम् ind. Equally with, like (with instr.); जलधरेण समानमुमापतिः Ki.18.4.-Comp. -अक्षरम् N. of the vowels अ, आ, इ, ई, उ, ऊ, ऋ, ॠ, and लृ (opp. संध्यक्षर).-अधिकरण a.1 having a common substra- tum.-2 being in the same category or predicament.-3 being in the same case-relation or government (in gram.); तत्पुरुषः समानाधिकरणः कर्मधारयः P.I.2.42. ˚समास The कर्मधारय compound where the expressions are in apposition to one another; समानाधिकरणसमासस्तु बलीयान् । तत्र हि स्वार्थे शब्दौ वृत्तौ भवतः । ŚB. on MS.6.1.51.(-णम्) 1 same location or predicament.-2 agreement in case, apposition.-3 a predicament including several things, a generic property.-4 common government.-अधिकारः generic characteristic.-अभिहारः A mixture of objects of the same kind; व्यवधानात् समानाभिहाराञ्च Sān. K.7.-अर्थ a. having the same meaning, synonymous.-उदकः a relative connected by the libations of water to the Manes of common ancestors; this relationship extends from the seventh (or eleventh) to the thirteenth (or fourteenth according to some) degree; समानो- दकभावस्तु निवर्तेताचतुर्दशात्; see Ms.5.6 also.-उदर्यः a brother of whole blood, uterine brother.-उपमा a kind of Upamā; सरूपशब्दवाच्यत्वात् सा समानोपमा यथा । बालेवोद्यान- मालेयं सालकाननशोभिनी ॥ Kāv.2.29.- करण a. having the same organ of utterance (said of a sound).-कर्तृक a. (in gram.) having the same subject in a sentence.-कर्मक a. (in gram.) having the same object; P.111 4.48.-काल, -कालीन a. synchronous, simultaneous.-क्षेम a. balancing each other.-गति a. agreeing to- gether.-गोत्र = सगोत्र q. v.-जन्मन् a. of equal age; Ms.2.28.-दुःख a. sympathiser.-धर्मन् a. possess- ed of the same qualities, sympathising, appreciator of merits; उत्पत्स्यते$स्ति मम को$पि समानधर्मा Māl.1.6.-प्रतिपत्ति a. of equal intelligence, judicious.-मान a. equally honoured with.-यमः the same pitch of voice.-योगित्वम् being on a par with, being connected in the same way as; एवं द्रव्यैः समानयोगित्वं स्त्रीणाम् ŚB on Ms.6.1.1.-रूपा a kind of riddle in which the same words are to be understood in a literal and figurative sense.-वयस् a. of the same age.-रुचि a. agreeing in tastes.-शब्दत्वम् the state of being expressed or referred to by the same term; ऐकशब्द्यात् समानशब्दत्वादित्यर्थः ŚB. on MS.7.1.18.-शील a. of a similar disposition; समानशीलव्यसनेषु सख्यम् H.-सूत्रनिपाते ind. on the diametrically opposite side.-स्थानम् interposition. -
10 профессиональный признак
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > профессиональный признак
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11 изменчивость признака
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12 жанров
genre (attr.)жанрови различия generic differences, differences in genre/formжанрова живопис genre paintingжанрова картина a genre picture, a conversation pieceжанрова пиеса муз. a characteristic pieceжанров артист a character actor* * *жа̀нров,прил. genre (attr.); \жанров артист театр. character actor; \жанрова картина изк. genre picture, conversation piece; \жанрова пиеса муз. characteristic piece; \жанрови различия generic differences, differences in genre/form.* * *1. genre (attr.) 2. ЖАНРОВ артист a character actor 3. ЖАНРОВa живопис genre painting 4. ЖАНРОВa картина a genre picture, a conversation piece 5. ЖАНРОВа пиеса муз. a characteristic piece 6. ЖАНРОВи различия generic differences, differences in genre/form -
13 जातिः _jātiḥ
जातिः f. [जन्-क्तिन्]1 Birth, production, सङ्कुलं जल- जातिभिः Rām.3.11.6; Pt.1.38; Ms.2.148; also 'the time of birth'; cf. जातौ बाल्ये च कौमारे यौवने चापि मानवाः Mb.12.158.11.-2 The form of existence fixed by birth.-3 Race, family, lineage, rank.-4 A caste, tribe or class (of men); अरे मूढ जात्या चेदवध्यो$हं एषा सा जातिः परित्यक्ता Ve.3; (the primary castes of the Hindus are only four:-- ब्राह्मण, क्षत्रिय, वैश्य and शूद्र).-5 A class, genus, kind, species; पशुजातिः, पुष्पजातिः &c.-6 The properties which are peculiar to a class and distinguish it from all others, the essential characteristics of a species; as गोत्व, अश्वत्व of cows, horses &c; see गुण, क्रिया and द्रव्य; जातिक्रियागुणैः Śi.2.47; and cf. K. P.2.-7 A fire-place.-8 Nutmeg.-9 The Jasmine plant or its flower; नागपुन्नागजातिभिः Bhāg.8.2.18; पुष्पाणां प्रकरः स्मितेन रचितो नो कुन्दजात्यादिभिः Amaru.4 (written also as जाती in the last two senses).-1 (In Nyāya) Futile answer.-11 (In music) The seven primary notes of the Indian gamut; जातिभिः सप्तभिर्युक्तं तन्त्रीलयसमन्वितम् Rām.1.4.8.-12 Reduction of fractions to a common denominator.-13 False generalization.-14 A figure of speech (in rhetoric) which consists in so arranging words that they may read the same in Sanskṛit as well as in Prākṛita (संस्कृतप्राकृतयोः समा जातिः); cf. Vb.1.3.-15 A class of metres; see App.-Comp. -अन्ध a. born blind; Bh.1.9.-कोशः, -षः, -षम् nutmeg.-कोशी, -षी the outer skin of the nutmeg.-क्षयः (= जन्मोच्छेदः) the end of birth, spiritual release. जातिक्षयस्यासुलभस्य बोद्धा Bu. Ch.1.74.-गृद्धिः f. to take birth; जातिगृद्धयाभिपन्नाः Mb.5.6.9.-जानपद a. belonging to the castes and to the country; जातिजानपदान् धर्मान् Ms.8.41.-धर्मः 1 the duties of a caste.-2 a generic property.-ध्वंसः loss of caste or its privileges.-पत्री the outer skin of the nutmeg.-फलम् (sometimes जातीफलम् also) a nutmeg; जातीफलं मातुलानीमहिफेनं च पत्रकम् Śiva. B.3.15.-ब्राह्मणः a Brāhmaṇa only by birth, but not by knowledge or religious austerities, an ignorant Brāh- maṇa; (तपः श्रुतं च योनिश्च त्रयं ब्राह्मण्यकारणम् । तपःश्रुताभ्यां यो हीनो जातिब्राह्मण एव सः ॥ --शब्दार्थचिन्तामणि)-भ्रंशः loss of caste; Ms.11.67.-भ्रष्ट a. outcaste.-महः birth-day festival.-मात्रम् 1 'mere birth', position in life obtained by mere birth.-2 caste only (but not the performance of duties pertaining to it); Ms.8.2; 12.114.-3 species, genus.-लक्षणम् generic distinc- tion, a characteristic of a class.-वाचक a. expressing a genus, generic (as a word); गौरश्वः पुरुषो हस्ती.-वैरम् instinctive or natural hostility.-वैरिन् m. a born enemy.-वैलक्षण्यम् inconsistency, incompatibility in kind.-शब्दः a name conveying the idea of a genus, a generic word, common noun; गौः, अश्वः, पुरुषः, हस्ती &c.-संकरः admixture of castes; mixed blood.-संपन्न a. belonging to a noble family.-सारम् nutmeg.-स्मर a. remembering one's condition in a former life; जातिस्मरो मुनिरस्मि जात्या K.355.-स्वभावः generic character or nature.-हीन a. of low birth, outcaste; रूपद्रव्यविहीनांश्च जातिहीनांश्च नाक्षिपेत् Ms.4.141;1.35. -
14 характеристическая функция
1) Engineering: characteristic function, describing function2) Mathematics: CF (characteristic function), ch. f. (characteristic function), characteristic, defining function, generic function, indicator (множества)3) Programming: activation function4) Makarov: eigen function, eigenfunction, fundamental function, individual functionУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > характеристическая функция
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15 सामान्य _sāmānya
सामान्य a. [समानस्य भावः ष्यञ्]1 Common, general; सामान्यमेषां प्रथमावरत्वम् Ku.7.44; आहारनिद्राभयमैथुनं च सामान्यमेतत् पशुभिर्नराणाम् Subhāṣ; R.14.67; Ku.2.26.-2 Alike, equal, same; सामान्यप्रतिपत्तिपूर्वकमियं दारेषु दृश्या त्वया Ś.4.17.-3 Ordinary, of an average or middle degree; सामान्यास्तु परार्थमुद्यमभृतः स्वार्थाविरोधेन ये Bh.2.74.-4 Vulgar, commonplace, insignificant.-5 Entire, whole.-न्यम् 1 Community, generality, universality.-2 Common or generic property, general characteristic; नित्यमेकमनेकसमवेतं सामान्यम् Tarka K.-3 Totality, entireness.-4 Kind, sort.-5 Identity.-6 Equanimity, equability.-7 Public affairs.-8 A general proposition; उक्तिरर्थान्तरन्यासः स्यात् सामान्यविशेषयोः Chandr.5.12.-9 (In Rhet.) A figure of speech thus defined by Mammaṭa:- प्रस्तुतस्य यदन्येन गुणसाम्यविवक्षया । ऐकात्म्यं बध्यते योगात्तत् सामान्यमिति स्मृतम् ॥ K. P.1.-1 A general statement or expression; न सामान्यं विशेषानभिवदति ŚB. on MS.1.8.16.-न्यम् ind. jointly, in common; तैः सार्धं चिन्तयेन्नित्यं सामान्यं संधिविग्रहम् Ms.7.56.-न्या A harlot, prostitute.-comp. -ज्ञानम् knowledge or perception of generic properties.-पक्षः the mean.-पदार्थः the category called सामान्य or generality.-प्रतिपत्तिपूर्वकम् ind. with equal respect; Ś.4. 16.-लक्षणम् a generic definition; इति द्रव्यसामान्यलक्षणानि Tarka K.- वचन a. expressing a common property; P.II.1.55.-2 expressing a general notion; III. 4.5. (-नम्) a substantive.-वनिता a common woman, prostitute.-वाचिन् a. expressive of generality or genus; न हि सामान्यवाची शब्दो विशेषानभिवदति ŚB. on MS.1.8. 16.-शासनम् an edict applicable to all.-शास्त्रम् a general rule. -
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[spə'sɪfɪk] 1. прил.1)а) особенный, особый, специфическийSyn:б) характерный; своеобразный; необычныйThe Torah includes six hundred and thirteen commandments, but the vast majority are specific to Jews. — Тора включает шестьсот тринадцать предписаний, однако большинство из них относится только к евреям.
Syn:2) особый, специальный; отдельный3) определённый, конкретный; точныйSyn:4) биол. видовой5) физ. удельный2. сущ.specific gravity / weight — удельный вес
1) специальное средство, лекарство прям. и перен.Syn:2) спецификаHe told us he had been investing in property in London, but he was a bit vague about the specifics. — Он сказал нам, что вкладывает деньги в недвижимость в Лондоне, но о деталях ничего определённого не сообщил.
3) специальное название; видовое название ( в противоположность родовому)In geographic name "Red Hill", "Hill" is the generic element (or generic) and "Red" is called the specific element (or specific). — В географическом названии "Красный холм" "холм" является родовым элементом (родом), а "красный" называется видовым элементом (видом).
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noun1) (mental or moral qualities, integrity) Charakter, derbe of good character — ein guter Mensch sein; einen guten Charakter haben
a woman of character — eine Frau mit Charakter
strength of character — Charakterstärke, die
the town has a character all of its own — die Stadt hat einen ganz eigenen Charakter
have no character — charakterlos od. ohne Charakter sein
be in/out of character — (fig.) typisch/untypisch sein
his behaviour was quite out of character — (fig.) sein Betragen war ganz und gar untypisch für ihn
be [quite] a character/a real character — ein [echtes/richtiges] Original sein
* * *['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) der Charakter2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) die Persönlichkeit3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) der Ruf4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) die Rolle5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!)6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) das Schriftzeichen•- academic.ru/12087/characteristic">characteristic2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) die Eigenschaft- characteristically- characterize
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- characterisation* * *char·ac·ter[ˈkærəktəʳ, AM ˈkerəktɚ]nto be similar in \character sich dat im Wesen ähnlich sein▪ to not be in \character untypisch sein▪ out of \character ungewöhnlichstrength of \character Charakterstärke fweakness of \character Charakterschwäche fto be of bad/good \character ein schlechter/guter Mensch seinof dubious/irreproachable/questionable \character von zweifelhaftem/untadeligem/fragwürdigem Charakterhe's quite a \character der ist vielleicht 'ne Type famlack of \character fehlende Originalität6. LAWto issue \character evidence Leumundsbeweise pl [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR Leumundszeugnis] nt aufbieten* * *['krɪktə(r)]nit's out of character for him to do that — es ist eigentlich nicht seine Art, so etwas zu tun
to be of good/bad character — ein guter/schlechter Mensch sein
2) no pl (= strength of character) Charakter mshe/it has no character —
5) (= person in public life) Persönlichkeit f, Gestalt f; (= original person) Original nt; (inf = person) Typ m (inf), Type f (inf)6) (= reference) Zeugnis ntto type 100 characters per minute — 100 Anschläge pro Minute machen
* * *character [ˈkærəktə(r); -rık-]A s1. allg Charakter m:a) Wesen n, Art f (eines Menschen etc):they are different in character sie sind charakterlich verschiedenb) guter Charakter:(strong) character Charakterstärke f;c) (ausgeprägte) Persönlichkeit:he is an odd character er ist ein merkwürdiger Mensch oder Charakter;2. a) Ruf m, Leumund mb) Zeugnis n (besonders für Personal):give sb a good character jemandem ein gutes Zeugnis ausstellen (a. fig)3. Eigenschaft f, Rang m, Stellung f:in his character of ambassador in seiner Eigenschaft als Botschafter5. THEAT etc Rolle f:a) der Rolle gemäß,b) fig (zum Charakter des Ganzen) passend;it is in character es passt dazu, zu ihm etc;6. a) Schriftzeichen n, Buchstabe m:in large characters in Großbuchstaben;know sb’s characters jemandes Handschrift kennenb) COMPUT (Schrift)Zeichen n7. Ziffer f, Zahl(zeichen) f(n)8. Geheimzeichen nB adj1. a) Charakter…:character analysis Charakteranalyse f;character assassination Rufmord m;a) Ausdruckstanz m,b) (typischer) Nationaltanz;character defect Charakterfehler m;character sketch Charakterskizze f;character study Charakterstudie f;character trait Charakterzug m;c) THEAT etc Chargen…:character actor Chargenspieler m;2. IT, COMPUT:character code Zeichencode m;character printer Zeichen-, Buchstabendrucker m;character recognition (Schrift)Zeichenerkennung f;character set Zeichensatz m* * *noun1) (mental or moral qualities, integrity) Charakter, derbe of good character — ein guter Mensch sein; einen guten Charakter haben
strength of character — Charakterstärke, die
have no character — charakterlos od. ohne Charakter sein
3) (in novel etc.) Charakter, der; (part played by somebody) Rolle, diebe in/out of character — (fig.) typisch/untypisch sein
his behaviour was quite out of character — (fig.) sein Betragen war ganz und gar untypisch für ihn
4) (coll.): (extraordinary person) Original, dasbe [quite] a character/a real character — ein [echtes/richtiges] Original sein
* * *(literary) n.Schriftzeichen n.Zeichen - n. (typography) n.Symbol -e n. n.Beschaffenheit f.Charakter m.Person -en f.Persönlichkeit f.Rolle -n f. -
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1) поле || полевой2) магн. наряжённость поля3) участок; область5) полигр. фон; грунт6) горн. прииск; месторождение7) горн. промысел || промысловый8) матем. тело; поле10) полевой; эксплуатационный•- algebraically complete field - axisymmetric field - base field - basic field - completely valuated field - field of algebraic numbers - fully ordered field - fully ramified field - gross field - guiding magnetic field - linear transformation field - locally compact ultrametric field - locally finite field - purely unseparable field - strictly monotone field - strongly isomorphic field - topologized algebraic field - totally imaginary field - totally ramified field - totally real fieldfield with a valuation — поле с оценкой, поле с нормой; метризованное поле
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19 типичный
adj. typical, characteristic, genericРусско-английский словарь математических терминов > типичный
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20 function
1) функция, назначение3) функционировать; действовать; срабатывать4) матем. функция•to apply function to... — применять функцию к...function of N variables — функция от N переменных-
alert function
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algebraic function
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all-pole function
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all-zero function
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ambiguity function
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amplitude function
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analog function
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analytic function
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approximation function
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autocorrelation function
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base-conversion function
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basic function
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Bessel function
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beta function
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Boolean function
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Butterworth function
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calculable function
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characteristic function
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circular function
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complex-valued function
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complex function
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composite function
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continuous function
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contrast transfer function
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control function
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convolution function
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cooling function
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coordinate function
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correction function
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correlation function
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criterion function
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cross-ambiguity function
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cross-correlation function
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cylindrical function
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damage function
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damped sinusoidal function
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decision function
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decreasing function
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demodulation transfer function
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density function
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describing function
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differentiable function
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digital function
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Dirac delta-function
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discontinuous function
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distribution function
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driving function
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driving-point function
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elementary function
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elliptic function
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entire function
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ergodic function
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error function
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evaluation function
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even function
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explicit function
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exponential function
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failure rate function
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forcing function
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fractional rational function
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frequency function
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frequency response function
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gamma function
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gate function
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generalized function
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generating function
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generic function
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Gibbs function
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goal function
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Green function
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grouped data function
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Hamiltonian function
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Hankel function
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hardening function
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harmonic function
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hashing function
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hash function
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Heaviside step function
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Heaviside function
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Helmholtz function
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help function
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Hildebrand function
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holding function
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holomorphic function
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homogeneous function
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hyperbolic function
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hypergeometric function
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illegal function
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implicit function
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increasing function
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indicator function
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infeed function
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inference function
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influence function
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integral function
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intrinsic function
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inverse function
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invert function
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Lagrange function
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lemniscate function
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library function
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likelihood function
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linear function
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living function
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locus function
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logarithmic function
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loss function
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luminance function
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majorant function
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meta-inference function
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minorant function
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modified Bessel function
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modulating function
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modulation transfer function
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monotone function
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moving control function
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moving function
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multiple harmonic function
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multiple-valued function
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network function
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nonlinear function
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normalized function
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numerical function
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objective function
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odd function
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one-valued function
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optical transfer function
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payoff function
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periodic function
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phase transfer function
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photoelectric work function
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playback function
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point spread function
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polyharmonic function
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potential function
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preference function
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probability density function
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processor defined function
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programming-planning functions
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psi-function
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quadratically integrable function
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ramp function
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random function
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rate-distortion function
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rational function
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real function
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recurrent function
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recursive function
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regression function
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reliability function
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renewal function
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return transfer function
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risk function
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safety function
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sample function
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sawtooth function
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scalar function
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scaling function
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scattering function
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shift function
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sine function
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single-valued function
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smooth function
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special functions
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spectral density function
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spectral function
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spherical function
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state function
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step function
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stress function
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subharmonic function
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test function
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thermionic work function
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thermodynamic availability function
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thermodynamic function
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theta-function
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threshold function
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time function
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transfer function
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transformed function
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transient function
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trigonometrical function
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trigonometric function
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truth function
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unit step function
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utility function
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vector function
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visibility function
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volume function
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water-management function
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wave function
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weighting function
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weight function
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wired logic function
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work function
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world function
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yield function
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zeta function
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generic — Relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class; general, as opposed to specific or special … Black's law dictionary
generic — Relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class; general, as opposed to specific or special … Black's law dictionary
universal — 1 Universal, cosmic, ecumenical, catholic, cosmopolitan can all mean worldwide or at least extremely widespread (as in extent, range, influence, appeal, or use). Universal is likely to suggest what is worldwide rather than pertinent to or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Evolution — Evolution (History and Scientific Foundation) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Evolution (History and Scientific Foundation) The world of organisms comprises a great system of individual forms generally classified according to structural… … Catholic encyclopedia
