mollifier

UK
/ˈmɒlɪfaɪə/
US
/ˈmɑːlɪfaɪɚ/

Übersetzungen

mollifieradjektiv
UK
/ˈmɒl.ɪ.faɪ.ə/
US
/ˈmɑː.ləˌfaɪ.ɚ/
Used attributively before another noun, especially in mathematical contexts (e.g., "mollifier function").
mollifiersubstantiv
mollifiers
Pl.
UK
/ˈmɒlɪfaɪə/
US
/ˈmɑːlɪfaɪɚ/
The diplomat acted as a mollifier during the tense negotiations.
Дипломат выступал в роли успокоителя во время напряженных переговоров.

Definitionen

mollifieradjektiv
Attributive: relating to or serving as a mollifier.
The mollifier kernel has compact support.
mollifiersubstantiv
A person or thing that mollifies or soothes.
The gentle music acted as a mollifier, calming the anxious crowd.
In mathematical analysis, a smooth function with compact support used to approximate or smooth other functions.
Convolution with a mollifier yields a family of smooth approximations of the original distribution.