Defining functions

 

Seems boring. Why do it? What do they serve? Who do they serve?

 

Are they imaginary?

 

Here you go – some examples, on MaplePrimes.

 

f13(x)=xx; f14(x)= x 3 ; f16(x)= x 2 +x1; MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaaguart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0=yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr=xfr=xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGceaqabeaacaWGMbGaaGymaiaaiodacaGGOaGaamiEaiaacMcacqGH9aqpcaWG4bGaamiEaiaacUdaaeaacaWGMbGaaGymaiaaisdacaGGOaGaamiEaiaacMcacqGH9aqpcaWG4bWaaWbaaSqabeaacaaIZaaaaOGaai4oaaqaaiaadAgacaaIXaGaaGOnaiaacIcacaWG4bGaaiykaiabg2da9iaadIhadaahaaWcbeqaaiaaikdaaaGccqGHRaWkcaWG4bGaeyOeI0IaaGymaiaacUdaaaaa@52DA@

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