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===== Iterated function ===== | ===== Iterated function ===== | ||
==== Set ==== | ==== Set ==== | ||
- | | @#88DDEE: $ f:X\to X $ | | + | | @#55CCEE: context | @#55CCEE: $ f:X\to X $ | |
- | | @#88DDEE: $ n\in \mathbb N, n\neq 0 $ | | + | | @#55CCEE: context | @#55CCEE: $ n\in \mathbb N, n\neq 0 $ | |
- | | @#FFBB00: $ f^n $ | | + | | @#FFBB00: definiendum | @#FFBB00: $ f^n $ | |
Iteratively defined as follows: | Iteratively defined as follows: | ||
- | | @#FFBB00: $ f^1:=f $ | | + | | @#FFBB00: definiendum | @#FFBB00: $ f^1:=f $ | |
- | | @#FFBB00: $ f^{n}:=f\circ f^{n-1} $ | | + | | @#FFBB00: definiendum | @#FFBB00: $ f^{n}:=f\circ f^{n-1} $ | |
==== Discussion ==== | ==== Discussion ==== | ||
- | We call a function //idempotent// if $f^2=f$. We say it's an //involution// if $f^2=\text{id}$. | ||
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- | | @#EEEE55: $f$ ... idempotent $\equiv f^2=f$ | | ||
- | | @#EEEE55: $f$ ... involution $\equiv f^2=\text{id}$ | | ||
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==== Parents ==== | ==== Parents ==== | ||
=== Subset of === | === Subset of === | ||
[[Unary operation]] | [[Unary operation]] | ||
- | === Requirements === | + | === Context === |
[[Relation concatenation]], | [[Relation concatenation]], | ||
[[Natural number]] | [[Natural number]] |