Boxcar Function (original) (raw)

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The function

which is equal to 1 for and 0 otherwise. Here is the Heaviside step function. The special case gives the unit rectangle function.

See also

Heaviside Step Function, Rectangle Function, Square Wave

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References

von Seggern, D. CRC Standard Curves and Surfaces. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, p. 324, 1993.

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Boxcar Function

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Boxcar Function." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/BoxcarFunction.html

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• Calculus and Analysis
• Special Functions
• Step Functions