Ramp

Ramp[x]

gives x if x0 and 0 otherwise.

Details

  • Ramp automatically threads over lists.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (3)

Evaluate numerically:

Plot over a subset of the reals:

Ramp is a piecewise function:

Scope  (30)

Numerical Evaluation  (4)

Evaluate numerically:

Evaluate to high precision:

The precision of the output tracks the precision of the input:

Evaluate efficiently at high precision:

Ramp threads over lists:

Specific Values  (5)

Values of Ramp at fixed points:

Value at zero:

Values at infinity:

Evaluate symbolically:

Find a value of x for which Ramp[x]1:

Visualization  (4)

Plot the Ramp function:

Visualize shifted Ramp functions:

Visualize the composition of Ramp with a periodic function:

Plot Ramp in three dimensions:

Function Properties  (9)

Ramp is defined for all real numbers:

It is restricted to real inputs:

Function range of Ramp:

Ramp is equivalent to the average of a number with its RealAbs:

Ramp is not an analytic function:

It has singularities, but no discontinuities:

Ramp is nondecreasing:

Ramp is not injective:

Ramp is not surjective:

Ramp is non-negative:

Ramp is convex:

Differentiation and Integration  (4)

First derivative with respect to x:

Except for the singular point , this derivative is UnitStep:

Second derivative with respect to x:

Compute the indefinite integral using Integrate:

Verify the anti-derivative:

Definite integral:

Integral Transforms  (4)

FourierTransform of Ramp:

FourierSeries:

LaplaceTransform of Ramp:

The convolution of UnitStep with itself is equal to Ramp:

The convolution of Ramp and UnitStep gives a quadratic on the non-negative reals:

The convolution of Ramp with itself gives a cubic on the non-negative reals:

Applications  (3)

Integrate a piecewise function involving Ramp symbolically and numerically:

Solve a differential equation involving Ramp:

Plot the solution for different values of a:

Create a convolutional classification net to use the subimage extracted by the localization net:

Properties & Relations  (1)

Ramp is related to UnitStep:

Wolfram Research (2016), Ramp, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Ramp.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2016), Ramp, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Ramp.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2016. "Ramp." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Ramp.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2016). Ramp. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Ramp.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2023_ramp, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Ramp}", year="2016", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Ramp.html}", note=[Accessed: 18-March-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2023_ramp, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Ramp}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Ramp.html}, note=[Accessed: 18-March-2024 ]}