Functional (mathematics) — In mathematics, a functional is traditionally a map from a vector space to the field underlying the vector space, which is usually the real numbers. In other words, it is a function that takes a vector as its argument or input and returns a… … Wikipedia
additive — additively, adv. /ad i tiv/, n. 1. something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties: an additive that thins paint. 2. Nutrition. a. Also called food additive. a… … Universalium
additive — ad•di•tive [[t]ˈæd ɪ tɪv[/t]] n. 1) something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the quality or to counteract undesirable properties 2) nut a) a substance added directly to food during processing, as for preservation … From formal English to slang
Monad (functional programming) — In functional programming, a monad is a programming structure that represents computations. Monads are a kind of abstract data type constructor that encapsulate program logic instead of data in the domain model. A defined monad allows the… … Wikipedia
Density functional theory — Electronic structure methods Tight binding Nearly free electron model Hartree–Fock method Modern valence bond Generalized valence bond Møller–Plesset perturbation theory … Wikipedia
Borel functional calculus — In functional analysis, a branch of mathematics, the Borel functional calculus is a functional calculus (that is, an assignment of operators from commutative algebras to functions defined on their spectrum), which has particularly broad… … Wikipedia
countably additive function — Math. a set function that upon operating on the union of a countable number of disjoint sets gives the same result as the sum of the functional values of each set. Cf. finitely additive function. * * * … Universalium
finitely additive function — Math. a set function that upon operating on the union of a finite number of disjoint sets gives the same result as the sum of the functional values of each set. Cf. countably additive function. * * * … Universalium
countably additive function — Math. a set function that upon operating on the union of a countable number of disjoint sets gives the same result as the sum of the functional values of each set. Cf. finitely additive function … Useful english dictionary
finitely additive function — Math. a set function that upon operating on the union of a finite number of disjoint sets gives the same result as the sum of the functional values of each set. Cf. countably additive function … Useful english dictionary
Quasiperiodic function — In mathematics, a function f is said to be quasiperiodic with quasiperiod (sometimes simply called the period ) omega; if for certain constants a and b , ensp; f satisfies the functional equation: f(z + omega) = exp(az+b) f(z). An example of this … Wikipedia