Definitions
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- adverb In terms or by means of
pieces ; a pieceat a time . - adverb mathematics Throughout separate parts, but not necessarily throughout the whole
Etymologies
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Examples
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Since Version 5.1, Mathematica has offered general support for piecewise functions, both numerically and symbolically.
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In the above examples, each piecewise polynomial is defined on an interval with the same length and thus forms a uniform basis.
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We modeled the eating, lying, and standing dynamics of a cow using a piecewise affine dynamical system.
math 2010
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We formulate a mathematical model for daily activities of a cow (eating, lying down, and stand - ing) in terms of a piecewise affine dynamical system.
math 2010
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Since Version 5.1, Mathematica has offered general support for piecewise functions, both numerically and symbolically.
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In essence, they consist of piecewise polynomials with local supports.
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In essence, they consist of piecewise polynomials with local supports.
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Even though their algebraic forms look different, one can verify that the antiderivatives differ by a piecewise constant:
Wolfram Blog : Mathematica and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus 2008
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These companies were then broken up and sold piecewise, their pension obligations replaced with 401 (k) - type individual retirement accounts, many of which were entrusted to investment companies created specifically for this purpose -- thereby supplying a secondary source of investment capital for more leveraged buyouts.
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The vertically filtered station data from each section are interpolated onto an evenly spaced latitudinal or longitudinal grid depending on section orientation at 0.033° spacing using a shape-preserving piecewise cubic Hermite interpolant at each pressure level.
Recyclable AbathyThermograph Instruments « Climate Audit 2007
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