rational function
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rational function
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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How to determine the domain of a rational function.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
This is not always true, but it does hold for all polynomials for any choice of a and for all rational functions at all values of a for which the rational function is defined.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
At this point, by combining the differentiation rules, we may find the derivatives of any polynomial or rational function.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
In this next example, we see how to use partial fractions to integrate a rational function of this type.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
The function S is, however, a rational function of z with poles upon C, that is external to R0.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
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