monotone nondecreasing function
monotone nondecreasing function
[‚män·ə‚tōn ¦nän·di′krēs·iŋ ‚fəŋk·shən] (mathematics)
A function which never decreases, that is, if x ≤ y then ƒ(x) ≤ ƒ(y). Also known as monotone increasing function; monotonically nondecreasing function.
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