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FONCTION SAUT [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

A function that is zero for all time preceding a certain instant and has a constant finite value thereafter.

OBS

step function: not necessarily a unit step [function].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Fonction nulle pour tous les instants précédant un certain instant et ayant ensuite une valeur constante finie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
DEF

Función de una variable x cuyo valor es cero si x<0 y A si 0<=x.

CONT

A es un número real que se llama altura de la función escalón.

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