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Understanding Point Functions in Mathematics
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From http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/point_function, a point function is …
So a point function from the real numbers (R) is a curve, a point function from R2 is a surface, and so on.
Hi abhishek.93! Welcome to PF!
From http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/point_function, a point function is …
So a point function from the real numbers (R) is a curve, a point function from R2 is a surface, and so on.
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I wanted to find out what a "ponit" function was!
An important example of a "point function" is the function that assigns, to every non-negative real number t, the point on the unit circle on a Cartesian coordinate system at distance t around the circumference of the circle, counterclockwise or if t< 0, the clockwise.
An important example of a "point function" is the function that assigns, to every non-negative real number t, the point on the unit circle on a Cartesian coordinate system at distance t around the circumference of the circle, counterclockwise or if t< 0, the clockwise.