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functions which have established names and notations due to their importance in mathematics
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special function

Summary

special function ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (668 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • special function is a type of function[2].
  • special function's Commons category is recorded as Special functions[3].
  • special function is the opposite of elementary function[4].
  • special function's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Special functions[5].
  • special function's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[6].
  • special function's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathoverflow.net/tags/special-functions[7].
  • special function's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/special-functions[8].
  • special function's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/tags/special-functions[9].
  • special function's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/special-functions[10].
  • special function's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://scicomp.stackexchange.com/tags/special-functions[11].
  • special function's has list is recorded as list of mathematical functions[12].
  • special function's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[13].
  • special function's P14541 is recorded as 1qa6uL[14].

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Definition and Type

special function is a type of function[2]. It is the opposite of elementary function[4].

Why It Matters

special function ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (668 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX5191111
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P950]]: XX5191111"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1qa6uL
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 4247278
    Opposite of → elementary function
    Subclass of → —
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553157005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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