periodic function

American  

[peer-ee-od-ik, peer-] / ˈpɪər iˈɒd ɪk, ˌpɪər- /

noun

Mathematics.

1. a function of a real or complex variable that is periodic.

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periodic function British  

/ ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk /

noun

1. maths a function, such as sin x, whose value is repeated at constant intervals

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periodic function

In mathematics, a function that repeats its values in regular intervals is known as a periodic function.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 1, 2021

This familiar cycle repeats year after year, and if we were to extend the graph over multiple years, it would resemble a periodic function.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 1, 2021

Creating a visual representation of a periodic function in the form of a graph can help us analyze the properties of the function.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015

In fact, no periodic function can be one-to-one because each output in its range corresponds to at least one input in every period, and there are an infinite number of periods.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015

This periodic function has always been the object of superstition and taboo, and is such even among the civilized peoples of today.

From Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods by Hollingworth, Harry L.