symmetric function

noun

Any function, of multiple variables, whose value is independent of the order of the variables, i.e. f(a,b) = f(b,a).

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Meanings

nounsymmetric function (plural symmetric functions)

plural symmetric functions

  1. mathematicsAny function, of multiple variables, whose value is independent of the order of the variables, i.e. f(a,b) = f(b,a).
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