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step function

real function of real variable that is piecewise constant with a finite number of regions
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step function

Summary

step function ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • step function's image is recorded as Stepfunction1.png[2].
  • step function's subclass of is recorded as transcendental function[3].
  • step function's subclass of is recorded as piecewise constant function[4].
  • step function's subclass of is recorded as real-valued function of a real variable[5].
  • step function's subclass of is recorded as discontinuous function[6].
  • step function's subclass of is recorded as simple function[7].
  • step function's Commons category is recorded as Step functions[8].
  • step function's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/016yhz[9].
  • step function's BabelNet ID is recorded as 00949376n[10].
  • step function's MathWorld ID is recorded as StepFunction[11].
  • step function's nLab ID is recorded as step function[12].
  • step function's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[13].
  • step function's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 98458673[14].
  • step function's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Definition:Step_Function[15].
  • step function's Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID is recorded as step-function[16].
  • step function's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C98458673[17].

Why It Matters

step function ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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