positive real function

positive real function

[′päz·əd·iv ′rēl ′fəŋk·shən]
(mathematics)
An analytic function whose value is real when the independent variable is real, and whose real part is positive or zero when the real part of the independent variable is positive or zero.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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