finite-range function
nounUK /ˈfaɪnaɪt reɪndʒ ˈfʌŋkʃən/
US /ˈfaɪnaɪt reɪndʒ ˈfʌŋkʃən/
A function that only gives answers for a limited set of input values.
The teacher used a finite-range function to show which days of the week the class meets.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A function whose output values all fall within a fixed, limited interval.
The sensor's readings form a finite-range function between 0 and 100 degrees.
3. In physics, a function that becomes zero beyond a certain distance.
The force is described by a finite-range function that fades to zero after a few nanometers.
4. A mathematical rule defined only on a finite set of points.
We listed the finite-range function as a table of five input-output pairs.