English Explanatory Dictionary

generating function

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

generating function generating functions

Etymology

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

Related words

moment-generating function power series
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