Functional Analysis
Overview
Set Theory Definition
Arity
Arity refers to the number of arguments in a function.
Unary
{% f(x) %}
Binary
A two place function is a function with two variables.
{% f(x_1,x_2) %}
Binary functions form the core of
algebra. (The common examples of binary functions being
addition and multiplication).
N-Arity
{% f(x_1,x_2, ... ,x_n) %}
In
computer science,
n-arity functions are often recast as unary functions in one of two ways
- as a function of a single ordered pair
- as a curried function
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