(January 28, 2022 at 10:54 pm)Jehanne Wrote:(January 28, 2022 at 9:37 pm)Ferrocyanide Wrote: It would be like saying that a calculator has calculator properties. Someone who says “calculator properties” obviously doesn’t have a clue how the device works and he is comparing it with properties of matter such as mass, density, temperature, hardness, index of refraction, reflectivity, transmissivity.
Calculator properties -- Infix, Postfix & Prefix; statistical, graphical, vector capable, programmable, radians versus degrees, etc.
That would be calculator functions.
If the calculator is made of a semiconductor, such as silicon N and P type, then someone is using the intrinsic properties of that semi-conductor to build, transistors, resistors, diodes (electronic components).
By connecting various electronic components together, you get certain circuits for doing certain mathematical functions.
A function takes the form of
take input 1, take input 2, ....take input N.
Output output 1, output 2, ....output N
Function could also mean purpose.
What is the function of a hammer? To drive nails into wood.