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HEAVISIDE STEP FUNCTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Descriptive Geometry
DEF

A discontinuous function whose value is zero for negative argument and one for positive argument.

OBS

One common example is when a voltage is switched on or off in an electrical circuit at a specified value of time t. ... The switching process can be described mathematically by the function called the unit step function (otherwise known as the Heaviside function after Oliver Heaviside).

Key term(s)
  • heavyside function

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie descriptive
DEF

Fonction discontinue prenant la valeur 0 pour les réels strictement négatifs et la valeur 1 partout ailleurs.

OBS

La fonction de Heaviside représente par exemple un générateur de courant continu qu'on met en route à t=0.

Spanish

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