step function
noun Mathematics.
a function that is constant on each of a finite set of subintervals of its domain, the union of the subintervals being the domain.
Origin of step function
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby step function
step by step,
step change,
step cut,
step dance,
step down,
step function,
step in,
step in the right direction, a,
step into,
step into someone's shoes,
step on
British Dictionary definitions for step function
step function
noun
an electrical waveform that rises or falls instantly from one level to another