massfunction
nounUK /ˈmæs ˈfʌŋkʃən/
US /ˈmæs ˈfʌŋkʃən/
A mass function is a math rule that tells how much stuff is in each group.
The teacher used a mass function to show how many marbles were in each jar.
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2. In astronomy, a mass function describes how the masses of stars in a binary system are related.
Astronomers calculated the binary mass function to estimate the unseen star's mass.
3. In probability, a probability mass function gives the chance of each exact value for a discrete random variable.
The probability mass function showed a 50% chance of heads.
4. In set theory, a mass function assigns a value to each subset of a set.
The belief mass function gave weights to each possible outcome.