gridfunction
nounUK /ˈɡrɪdˌfʌŋkʃən/
US /ˈɡrɪdˌfʌŋkʃən/
A gridfunction is a set of numbers placed on a grid, like a map of values.
The scientist used a gridfunction to show the temperature at every point on the map.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In numerical analysis, a function defined only at the points of a computational grid.
The solver stores the pressure as a gridfunction on the mesh.
3. A mathematical function whose domain is a grid of discrete points.
Each gridfunction assigns a value to every node of the lattice.
4. In physics simulations, a field sampled on a spatial grid.
The electric potential was represented as a gridfunction across the simulation box.