English Explanatory Dictionary

Dirac delta function

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A function of one real argument, whose value is zero when the argument is nonzero, and whose integral is one over any interval that includes zero.

Word forms

Dirac delta function Dirac delta functions Dirac delta Dirac's delta function Dirac's delta

Etymology

Named after English physicist Paul Dirac.

Related words

Kronecker delta function step function
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