English Explanatory Dictionary

Lambert W function

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A multivalued function, namely the branches of the converse relation of the function f(w) = weʷ, where w is any complex number and eʷ is the exponential function.

Word forms

Lambert W function Lambert W functions

Etymology

Named after Johann Lambert, who considered a related problem in 1758.

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