jumpfunction
nounUK /ˈdʒʌmpˌfʌŋkʃən/
US /ˈdʒʌmpˌfʌŋkʃən/
A jumpfunction is a special rule in math that suddenly jumps to a new value instead of changing smoothly.
The teacher showed how a jumpfunction makes a sudden step on the graph.
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2. A function in computing that transfers control to another part of a program.
The code used a jumpfunction to skip to the error handler.
3. A sudden change in a system's output at a certain point.
The sensor's jumpfunction triggered the alarm when the temperature rose.
4. A mathematical mapping that is not continuous at a given point.
At zero, the jumpfunction leaps from one value to another.