Sigma Function

In mathematics, by sigma function one can mean one of the following:

  • The sum-of-divisors function σa(n), an arithmetic function
  • Weierstrass sigma function, related to elliptic functions
  • Kronecker's sigma function
  • Rado's sigma function, see busy beaver

See also sigmoid function.

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