functional analysis

noun

The branch of mathematics dealing with infinite-dimensional vector spaces, whose elements are actually functions, as well as generalizations such as Banach spaces and Hilbert spaces.

Meanings

nounfunctional analysis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe branch of mathematics dealing with infinite-dimensional vector spaces, whose elements are actually functions, as well as generalizations such as Banach spaces and Hilbert spaces.

Translations

Bulgarian фунцкионален анализ
  • фунцкионален анализ (funckionalen analiz)branch of mathematics
Chinese Mandarin 功能分析
  • 功能分析 (gōngnéng fēnxī)branch of mathematics
Czech funkcionální analýza
  • funkcionální analýzabranch of mathematics
Finnish funktioanalyysi
  • funktioanalyysibranch of mathematics
French analyse fonctionnelle
  • analyse fonctionnellebranch of mathematics
German Funktionalanalysis
  • Funktionalanalysisbranch of mathematics
Hungarian funkcionálanalízis
  • funkcionálanalízisbranch of mathematics
Icelandic fellagreining
  • fellagreiningbranch of mathematics
Italian analisi funzionale
  • analisi funzionalebranch of mathematics
Japanese 関数解析, 函数解析
  • 関数解析branch of mathematics
  • 函数解析branch of mathematics
Polish analiza funkcjonalna
  • analiza funkcjonalnabranch of mathematics
Romanian analiză funcțională
  • analiză funcționalăbranch of mathematics
Russian функциональный анализ
  • функциональный анализ (funkcionalʹnyj analiz)branch of mathematics
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APA

functional analysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/functional%20analysis

MLA

“functional analysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/functional%20analysis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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