CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTION


Meaning of CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTION in English

Math.

1. a function defined on a given set, having value 1 for every element of the set and value 0 for every element not contained in the set.

2. See characteristic polynomial .

[ 1875-80 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .