successor function

elementary operation on a natural number
Thing elementary_function Q7632653
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successor function

Summary

successor function is an elementary function[1]. It draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (elementary_function category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • successor function's instance of is recorded as elementary function[3].
  • successor function's instance of is recorded as self-mapping[4].
  • successor function's instance of is recorded as hyperoperation[5].
  • successor function's instance of is recorded as unary operation[6].
  • successor function's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jwr5c6[7].
  • successor function's definition domain is recorded as set of non-negative integers[8].
  • successor function's codomain is recorded as set of non-negative integers[9].
  • successor function's defining formula is recorded as S(n) = n+1[10].
  • successor function's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[11].
  • successor function's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 80595341[12].
  • successor function's in defining formula is recorded as S[13].
  • successor function's in defining formula is recorded as +[14].

Why It Matters

successor function draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (elementary_function category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_successor-function_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{successor function}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/successor-function}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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