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  • 21Step function — In mathematics, a function on the real numbers is called a step function (or staircase function) if it can be written as a finite linear combination of indicator functions of intervals. Informally speaking, a step function is a piecewise constant …

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  • 22step — step1 [ step ] noun *** ▸ 1 movement of foot ▸ 2 one of series of actions ▸ 3 for walking up/down ▸ 4 stage/level on scale ▸ 5 between musical notes ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a short movement made by putting one foot in front of the other: take/move …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23step — 1 /step/ noun 1 MOVEMENT (C) the movement you make when you put one foot in front of the other when walking: With every step my bags seemed heavier. | take a step: Take two steps forward and one step back. | retrace your steps (=go back the way… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24step */*/*/ — I UK [step] / US noun Word forms step : singular step plural steps 1) [countable] a short movement made by putting one foot in front of the other take/move a step: I am too tired to take another step. He moved a step nearer the two men. retrace… …

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  • 25step — /stɛp / (say step) noun 1. a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, as in walking, running, marching, or dancing. 2. the space passed over or measured by one movement of the foot in stepping: *Two short… …

  • 26step — 1. noun 1) Frank took a step forward Syn: pace, stride 2) she heard a step on the stairs Syn: footstep, footfall, tread 3) she left the room with a springy step Syn: g …

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  • 27first base — noun 1. the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball • Hypernyms: ↑base, ↑bag 2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home …

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  • 28step — 1. noun 1) Frank took a step forward Syn: pace, stride 2) she heard a step on the stairs Syn: footstep, footfall, tread 3) the top step Syn …

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  • 29step — see one step at a time it is the first step that is difficult the longest journey begins with a single step from the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step …

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  • 30first — first1 W1S1 [fə:st US fə:rst] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a series)¦ 2 for the first time 3¦(main)¦ 4 in the first place 5 in the first instance 6 at first glance/sight 7 first things first 8 (at) first hand 9 first prize/place …

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