partition of unity

noun

A collection of non-negative-valued functions defined on a topological space, such that every point has only finitely many nonzero values, and these sum to one.

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Meanings

nounpartition of unity (plural partitions of unity)

plural partitions of unity

  1. mathematicsA collection of non-negative-valued functions defined on a topological space, such that every point has only finitely many nonzero values, and these sum to one.
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