characteristic function

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Synonyms: characterisic function, characteristic functions

Antonyms: characterisic function, characteristic functions

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|analysis}} A [[function]] which is equal to 1 for all points in its [[domain]] which belong to a given set, and is equal to 0 for all points in the domain which do not belong to that given set.
2. {{lb|en|maths|probability theory}} A complex [[function]] completely defining the probability distribution of a [[real]]-valued random variable {{C|en|Functions}}

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