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HEAVYSIDE FUNCTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-09-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Descriptive Geometry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Heaviside step function
1, record 1, English, Heaviside%20step%20function
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- unit step function 1, record 1, English, unit%20step%20function
correct
- Heaviside function 2, record 1, English, Heaviside%20function
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A discontinuous function whose value is zero for negative argument and one for positive argument. 3, record 1, English, - Heaviside%20step%20function
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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). 2, record 1, English, - Heaviside%20step%20function
Record 1, Key term(s)
- heavyside function
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géométrie descriptive
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fonction de Heaviside
1, record 1, French, fonction%20de%20Heaviside
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fonction unité de Heaviside 2, record 1, French, fonction%20unit%C3%A9%20de%20Heaviside
correct, feminine noun
- échelon unité de Heaviside 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9chelon%20unit%C3%A9%20de%20Heaviside
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fonction discontinue prenant la valeur 0 pour les réels strictement négatifs et la valeur 1 partout ailleurs. 3, record 1, French, - fonction%20de%20Heaviside
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La fonction de Heaviside représente par exemple un générateur de courant continu qu'on met en route à t=0. 1, record 1, French, - fonction%20de%20Heaviside
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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