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compound function — Math. See composite function … Useful english dictionary
Compound interest — The effect of earning 20% annual interest on an initial $1,000 investment at various compounding frequencies Compound interest arises when interest is added to the principal, so that from that moment on, the interest that has been added also… … Wikipedia
Compound probability distribution — In probability theory, a compound probability distribution is the probability distribution that results from assuming that a random variable is distributed according to some parametrized distribution F with an unknown parameter θ that is… … Wikipedia
Compound Poisson distribution — In probability theory, a compound Poisson distribution is the probability distribution of the sum of a Poisson distributed number of independent identically distributed random variables. In the simplest cases, the result can be either a… … Wikipedia
Compound bow — A Browning Compound Bow A compound bow is a modern bow that uses a levering system, usually of cables and pulleys, to bend the limbs. The limbs of a compound bow are much stiffer than those of a recurve bow or longbow. This limb stiffness makes… … Wikipedia
Compound management — Drug discovery depends on methods by which many different chemicals are assayed for their activity. These chemicals are stored as physical quantities in a chemical library or libraries which are often assembled from both outside vendors and… … Wikipedia
Function (mathematics) — f(x) redirects here. For the band, see f(x) (band). Graph of example function, In mathematics, a function associates one quantity, the a … Wikipedia
Compound Poisson process — A compound Poisson process with rate λ > 0 and jump size distribution G is a continuous time stochastic process given by where, is a Poisson process with rate λ, and are independent and identically distributed random variables, with distri … Wikipedia
Compound prism — A compound prism is a set of multiple triangular prism elements placed in contact, and often cemented together to form a solid assembly.[1] The use of multiple elements gives several advantages to an optical designer:[2] One can achieve spectral… … Wikipedia
Compound fruit — A compound fruit is one that develops from several ovaries in either a single flower or multiple flowers. In contrast, a simple fruit develops from one ovary. Compound fruits may be aggregate fruits, in which one flower contains several ovaries,… … Wikipedia
