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- | ===== Iterated function ===== | ||
- | ==== Definition ==== | ||
- | | $ f:X\to X $ | | ||
- | | $ n\in \mathbb N, n\neq 0 $ | | ||
- | ^ $ f^n $ ^ | ||
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- | ^ $ f^1=f $ ^ | ||
- | ^ $ f^{n}=f\circ f^{n-1} $ ^ | ||
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- | ==== Ramifications ==== | ||
- | === Predicates === | ||
- | We call a function //idempotent// if $f^2=f$. We say it's an //involution// if $f^2=\text{id}$. | ||
- | ==== Parents ==== | ||
- | === Subset of === | ||
- | [[Unary operation]] | ||
- | === Requirements === | ||
- | [[Relation concatenation]], | ||
- | [[Natural number]] |