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These two operate on ‘functions’ and Penrose notes that these can be thought of as ‘mappings’ from some array of numbers (domain) to another (target).  Penrose gives the three examples below which will be used later in the chapter as mapping the real number system to itself:
These two operate on ‘functions’ and Penrose notes that these can be thought of as ‘mappings’ from some array of numbers (domain) to another (target).  Penrose gives the three examples below which will be used later in the chapter as mapping the real number system to itself:
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=== 6.2 Slopes of functions ===
=== 6.2 Slopes of functions ===
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