Talk:sinusoidal function

RFD discussion: April 2018
See nomination for singular form. GKFX (talk) 15:49, 10 April 2018 (UTC)


 * No need. Plural will be removed if singular is. Equinox ◑ 17:47, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

sinusoidal functions
The phase "sinusoidal function" does not require a definition. It can be understood fully from its constituent words; the word sinusoidal only really makes sense in the context of a function of some sort. GKFX (talk) 15:44, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Non-mathematically, I think the phrase could also be used medically with regards to the sinusoids in the cardiovascular system-- a sentence like "The admission of albumin into the bloodstream is not arterial, but rather is a sinusoidal function." would not be all that abnormal. Other than this, I think 'sinusoidal' can also be descriptive of things other than function that resemble the shape of the function, e.g. sinusoidal clouds, sinusoidal waves (the water variety), and might even be used figuratively for rising and falling.
 * That said, I don't think that these other uses necessarily gainsay the SoP, but they're worth considering. --SanctMinimalicen (talk) 00:28, 11 April 2018 (UTC)


 * It could mean more than one thing but I think all are SoP; I lean towards delete. Equinox ◑ 00:36, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't know. Redirect to sinusoidal? I considered the Talk:free variable argument, but found in that the wave is even more common than function. Note that the definition would need to be ajusted to cover both waves and functions. For sine wave,  finds multiple lemming dictionaries, including M-W.--Dan Polansky (talk) 07:34, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Taken literally as a sum-of-parts, '"sinusoidal function" should mean: a function that is sinusoidal. So (discarding the anatomical sense) this would be a function in the form of a wave. But functions do not have a form. The of the function does, and if it is a sinusoid, by extension the function is called suicidal sinusoidal. So, strictly speaking, this is not a sum-of-parts; you need a modicum of mathematical literacy to apply the right amount of sloppiness that will lead you from the parts to the meaning.  --Lambiam 13:56, 28 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete, SOP. Per utramque cavernam 10:51, 3 September 2018 (UTC)