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Periodic function — Periodic Pe ri*od ic, Periodical Pe ri*od ic*al, a. [L. periodicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. p[ e]riodique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods. [1913 Webster] The periodicaltimes of all the satellites. Sir J. Herschel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Periodic function — Not to be confused with periodic mapping, a mapping whose nth iterate is the identity (see periodic point). In mathematics, a periodic function is a function that repeats its values in regular intervals or periods. The most important examples are … Wikipedia
periodic function — periodinė funkcija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. periodic function vok. periodische Funktion, f rus. периодическая функция, f pranc. fonction périodique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
periodic function — function that has identical images and sources with constant distances between them (for example sine) … English contemporary dictionary
periodic function — /pear ee od ik, pear /, Math. a function of a real or complex variable that is periodic. Cf. periodic1 (def. 5). * * * … Universalium
periodic function — noun Mathematics a function returning to the same value at regular intervals … English new terms dictionary
periodic function — noun : a function any value of which recurs at regular intervals … Useful english dictionary
Doubly-periodic function — In mathematics, a doubly periodic function is a function f defined at all points z in a plane and having two periods , which are linearly independent vectors u and v such that:f(z) = f(z + u) = f(z + v).,The doubly periodic function is thus a two … Wikipedia
Doubly periodic function — In mathematics, a doubly periodic function is a function defined at all points on the complex plane and having two periods , which are complex numbers u and v that are linearly independent as vectors over the field of real numbers. That u and v… … Wikipedia
Almost periodic function — In mathematics, almost periodic functions are functions of a real number that are periodic up to a small error, first studied by Harald Bohr. There are generalizations to almost periodic functions on locally compact abelian groups. Almost… … Wikipedia
