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periodic function

American

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

noun

Mathematics.

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

periodic function British

/ ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk /

noun

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

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

From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021

As we discussed in the chapter opening, 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

For the following exercises, find and graph two periods of the periodic function with the given stretching factor, period, and phase shift.

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.

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