function value

English

Noun

function value (plural function values)

1. (mathematics) An element of the range of a function. (Or, employing the "machine" metaphor, it is one of the "outputs" of a function.)

References

• Tom M. Apostol (1957) Mathematical Analysis : A Modern Approach to Advanced Calculus, Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., published 1960, LCCN 57008707, §2-7, page 28