generating function
The English word “generating function” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- 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.
Etymology
The concept was introduced by French mathematician Abraham de Moivre in 1730.
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