In mathematics, the Dirichlet function is the indicator function of the set of rational numbers over the set of real numbers: for a real number x, it takes one fixed value when x is rational and a different fixed value when x is not rational. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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In mathematics, the Dirichlet function is the indicator function 1 Q {\displaystyle \mathbf {1} _{\mathbb {Q} }} of the set of rational numbers Q {\displaystyle \mathbb {Q} } over the set of real numbers R {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} }, i.e. 1 Q ( x) = 1 {\displaystyle \mathbf {1} _{\mathbb {Q} }(x)=1} for a real number x if x is a rational number and 1 Q ( x) = 0 {\displaystyle \mathbf {1} _{\mathbb {Q} }(x)=0} if x is not a rational number (i.e. is an irrational number).
Attributed To: Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, Lead paragraph
In mathematics, the Dirichlet function is the indicator function
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