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noun
Any function whose value is zero except for a finite part of its argument for which it has a constant non-zero value.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: calculus, geometry, mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: window function
History
Due to the graph resembling a rectangular boxcar on a railway line.
