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elementary function

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any function that is composed of algebraic functions, trigonometric functions, exponential functions and/or logarithmic functions, combined using addition, subtraction, multiplication and/or division

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 初等函數 /初等函数 (chūděng hánshù) — function
  • Finnish: alkeisfunktio — function
  • Hungarian: elemi függvény — function
  • Japanese: 初等関数 (shotō kansū) — function
  • Polish: funkcja elementarna — function
  • Russian: элемента́рная фу́нкция (elementárnaja fúnkcija) — function
  • Serbo-Croatian: elementarna funkcija — function
  • Spanish: función elemental — function
  • Swedish: elementär funktion — function