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Meaning of forcing function | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A function in a system of differential equations that is only a function of time, unaffected by the other variables; or, more generally, any non-homogeneous source function in any variable.
  2. An aspect of interface design that restricts a user's abilities in order to streamline completion of a task.
  3. Any task, activity or event that forces one to take action and produce a result; impetus, impulse.
    broadly

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

forcing house forcipation forcipressure forcipulatacean forcipulate forcipulatid

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