Macaulay brackets
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Macaulay brackets are a notation used to describe the ramp function
Another commonly used notation is
+ or 
+ for the positive
part of
, which avoids conflicts with 
for set notation
.
Ramp function
The ramp function is an elementary unary real function, easily computable as the mean of its independent variable and its absolute value.This function is applied in engineering...
Another commonly used notation is
+ or + for the positivePositive
Positive is a property of positivity and may refer to:- Mathematics and science :* Converging lens or positive lens, in optics* Plus sign, the sign "+" used to indicate a positive number* Positive , a polarity of electrical charge...
part of
, which avoids conflicts with for set notationSet notation
Sets are fundamental objects in mathematics. Intuitively, a set is merely a collection of elements or members. There are various conventions for textually denoting sets...
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