Mathematics GCSE
function machines
What function machines means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of function machines
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A drawing of the same rule as boxes in a row, read from left to right.
Topics that use function machines
- Algebra - Notation, vocabulary and manipulation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- algebraic equivalence
- algebraic notation
- algebraic proof
- Base
- Coefficient
- collecting like terms
- composite functions
- Conjugate
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