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Staircase Function


StaircaseFunction

A function composed of a set of equally spaced jumps of equal length, such as the ceiling function f(x)=[x], floor function f(x)=|_x_|, or nearest integer function f(x)=[x].


See also

Ceiling Function, Floor Function, Nearest Integer Function, Sawtooth Wave

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References

Spanier, J. and Oldham, K. B. An Atlas of Functions. Washington, DC: Hemisphere, p. 74, 1987.

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Staircase Function

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

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