Concept information
Preferred term
Heaviside step function
Definition
- The Heaviside step function, or the unit step function, usually denoted by H or θ (but sometimes u, 1), is a step function, named after Oliver Heaviside (1850–1925), the value of which is zero for negative arguments and one for positive arguments. It is an example of the general class of step functions, all of which can be represented as linear combinations of translations of this one. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaviside_step_function)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- unit step function
In other languages
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French
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fonction échelon unité
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-ZBM1XVM4-1
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