finite-valued function
nounUK /ˈfaɪnaɪt ˈvæljuːd ˈfʌŋkʃən/
US /ˈfaɪnaɪt ˈvæljuːd ˈfʌŋkʃən/
A function that only gives out a limited set of answers.
The function that tells you how many legs an animal has is finite-valued because the answers are small numbers like 2, 4, or 6.
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2. A function whose output values all belong to a finite set.
A coin-flip function that returns only heads or tails is finite-valued.
3. A function that never takes infinitely many different values.
The sign function is finite-valued because it only outputs -1, 0, or 1.
4. In analysis, a function taking values in a finite-dimensional space.
The vector field was finite-valued at every point of the grid.