Relations, Functions, Partial Functions

Gallier, Jean

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We use functions all the time in mathematics and in computer science. But, what exactly is a function?

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Gallier, J. (2011). Relations, Functions, Partial Functions. In: Discrete Mathematics. Universitext. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8047-2_2

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8047-2_2
Published: 01 February 2011
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