characteristic function

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characteristic
adjective
uk
/ˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/us
/ˌker.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/
typical of a person ...
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function
noun
uk
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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(Definition ofcharacteristicandfunctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The nextcharacteristicfunctionturns out to be useful.
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If the moments (therefore, cumulants) exist for all orders, then thecharacteristicfunctioncan be expressed by moments.
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We interchange freely between a set and itscharacteristicfunction.
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A set can be identified with itscharacteristicfunctionwhich can be represented by a -abstraction.
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An example for a piecewise continuous/constant function is thecharacteristicfunctionof an open set with boundary of measure zero.
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We first show the theorem when r is acharacteristicfunction.
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Lumley proposed a model in which thecharacteristicfunctionof convection velocity fluctuation was represented by the first two terms of its series expansion.
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Thecharacteristicfunctionof trade unions is to regulate the relations between employer and employed.
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Thecharacteristicfunctionexists for all probability distributions.
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Thecharacteristicfunctionalways exists when treated as a function of a real-valued argument, unlike the moment-generating function.
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A set is limit computable just when itscharacteristicfunctionis limit computable.
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The termcharacteristicfunctionhas an unrelated meaning in probability theory.
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Estimation procedures are available which match the theoreticalcharacteristicfunctionto the empirical characteristic function, calculated from the data.
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There is also interest in finding similar simple criteria for when a given function could be thecharacteristicfunctionof some random variable.
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This framework may be viewed as a generalization of thecharacteristicfunctionunder specific choices of the kernel function.
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