rational function
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rational function
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The rational function will be represented by a quotient of polynomial functions.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
How to determine the domain of a rational function.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
Figure 4.53 The graph of this rational function approaches a horizontal asymptote as x → ±∞.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
Figure 4.54 The graph of this rational function approaches the horizontal asymptote y = 0 as x → ±∞.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
By a rational function of quantities p, q, r, ... is meant a function formed from them and any of the fundamental rational quantities by a finite number of the five fundamental operations.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
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