increasingfunctionweakly
nounUK /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ ˈfʌŋkʃən ˈwiːkli/
US /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ ˈfʌŋkʃən ˈwiːkli/
A weakly increasing function is a math rule where the answer never gets smaller as the input gets bigger.
The step function is a weakly increasing function because it stays flat and never goes down.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A function that may stay the same or rise but never falls as its input grows.
A constant function is a simple weakly increasing function.
3. A map between ordered sets that preserves order in a non-strict sense.
In order theory, a weakly increasing function keeps the order of elements.
4. A sequence whose terms never decrease from one to the next.
The sequence 1, 1, 2, 2, 3 is weakly increasing.