window function

noun — 2 senses

window function

noun
1

Computing, Databases, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A function that performs a calculation using values from several rows, but does not group them into a single row.

2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Signal processing, Statistics A function that limits a signal to a restricted portion of time or frequencies.

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