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Higher-order function
Known as:
Functional form
, Second-order function
, First-order function
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In mathematics and computer science, a higher-order function (also functional, functional form or functor) is a function that does at least one of…
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Uncertainty and Climate Change Policy
J. Quiggin
2008
Corpus ID: 54186239
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
An analysis of efficiency and productivity in Swiss hospitals
M. Farsi
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M. Filippini
2005
Corpus ID: 37795683
This paper examines the productive efficiency of the hospital sector in Switzerland. A panel data of 214 general hospitals over…
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
High precision Lu and Hf isotope analyses of both spiked and unspiked samples: A new approach
T. Lapen
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Nancy J. Mahlen
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Clark M. Johnson
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B. Beard
2004
Corpus ID: 140186549
The functional form of instrumentally produced mass fractionation associated with MC‐ICP‐MS analysis is not accurately known and…
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Markov-functional interest rate models
P. Hunt
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J. Kennedy
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A. Pelsser
Finance and Stochastics
1999
Corpus ID: 56936
Abstract. We introduce a general class of interest rate models in which the value of pure discount bonds can be expressed as a…
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Review
1999
Review
1999
A NEW TEST FOR DENSITY-DEPENDENT SURVIVAL: THE CASE OF COASTAL COD POPULATIONS
O. Bjørnstad
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J. Fromentin
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N. Stenseth
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J. Gjøsæter
1999
Corpus ID: 53602573
A new test based on the generalized additive model is proposed to investigate density-dependent mortality in the juvenile cohorts…
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The Effect of Engine Wear on Performance in the NSTAR 8000 Hour Ion Engine Endurance Test
J. Sovey
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J. Polk
1997
Corpus ID: 14122739
One of the objectives of an ongoing wear test of the NSTAR ion thruster is to gain an understanding of how engine wear or aging…
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Density profile of terminally anchored polymer chains: a Monte Carlo study
A. Chakrabarti
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R. Toral
1990
Corpus ID: 17671577
We study a system of a large number of polymer chains terminally anchored or end-grafted on a flat surface with a thre…
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
A Generalized Approach to Direction Finding
H. Ouibrahim
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D. Weiner
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T. Sarkar
IEEE Military Communications Conference
1986
Corpus ID: 10878093
Assuming d sources and m sensors, a generalized formulation is proposed for the direction of arrival estimation problem. It is…
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Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
An analytic solution for mode coupling in optical waveguide branches
K. William
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Fenner Milton
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
1980
Corpus ID: 30966900
Mode coupling between local normal modes in branching and separating optical waveguides is treated. An analytic solution for…
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Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Automatic computation of exponentials, logarithms, ratios and square roots
T. C. Chen
1972
Corpus ID: 6881449
It is shown how a relatively simple device can evaluate exponentials, logarithms, ratios and square roots for fraction arguments…
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