(Hong Kong, Macau, politics) A type of non-geographical electoral constituency in which the constituents are defined by their professional occupation.

(computer science) A function that defines the output of a particular node in an artificial neural network on the basis of its inputs.

(mathematics) A function of the form f(x)=a· exp (-((x-b)²)/(2c²)) for arbitrary real-number constants a, b and non-zero c; used in statistics, signal processing, etc.

(pathology) A medical condition that impairs normal functioning of bodily processes that remains largely undetected under examination, dissection or even under a microscope.

plural of functional disorder

plural of functional load

The targetted exposure of a technical or natural implement or organ to stimuli or other straining it is supposed to bear. / The frequency by which an opposition occurs or becomes relevant in a language.

(genetics) An increase in virulence or transmissibility

(graph theory) The function for which the Zarankiewicz problem seeks a formula: z(m, n; s, t), denoting the largest possible number of edges in a bipartite graph G = (U, V, E) for which |U| = m and |V| = n, but which does not contain a subgraph of the form K_(s,t).

Alternative form of nonfunctional