generating function

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A formal power series with one indeterminate, whose coefficients encode a sequence that can be studied by algebraic manipulation of the series; any one of several generalizations, such as to encode more than one sequence or use more than one indeterminate.
    — A generating function is a device somewhat similar to a bag. Instead of carrying many little objects detachedly, which could be embarrassing, we put them all in a bag, and then we have only one object to carry, the bag.

词形变化

generating functions plural

词源

The concept was introduced by French mathematician Abraham de Moivre in 1730.
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