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Normal Function

A Square Integrable function $\phi$ is said to be normal if

\begin{displaymath}
\int \phi^2\,dt=1
\end{displaymath}

However, the Normal Distribution Function is also sometimes called ``the normal function.''

See also Normal Distribution Function, Square Integrable


References

Sansone, G. Orthogonal Functions, rev. English ed. New York: Dover, p. 6, 1991.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-25