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imported>Richard Pinch
(A relationship dependence between two quantities, one of which is given (the independent variable, argument, or input) and the other (the dependent variable, value, or output) is uniquely defined by t)
 
imported>Johan Förberg
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A relationship dependence between two quantities, one of which is given (the independent variable, argument, or input) and the other (the dependent variable, value, or output) is uniquely defined by the input.
A mathematical rule which maps each object in a given set to a uniquely defined object in another set.

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A definition or brief description of Function (mathematics).

A mathematical rule which maps each object in a given set to a uniquely defined object in another set.