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#1 2017-11-29 05:23:54
- zulqarnain
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Functional and function
Hi Professor
What is difference between function and functional?
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#2 2017-11-29 07:02:35
Re: Functional and function
Functional can be regarded as "function of function".
For example, according to DFT, energy of a system is determined by electron density distribution in ground state, while electron density itself is a function, therefore, energy is functional of electron density.
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#3 2017-11-29 07:15:15
- zulqarnain
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Re: Functional and function
Thanks a lot.
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