going2breakdown Hoop jumper extraordinaire 10+ Year Member May 2, 2013 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad I always sort of understood what was meant by x is a function of y. It just means that one value depends on another. However, I notice they speak of the "work function" etc. I am just assuming function=equation. Is this correct?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad I always sort of understood what was meant by x is a function of y. It just means that one value depends on another. However, I notice they speak of the "work function" etc. I am just assuming function=equation. Is this correct?
milski 1K member 10+ Year Member May 2, 2013 #2 Work function is an idiomatic expression, it is the amount of energy needed to remove an electron from a solid. Upvote 0 Downvote
Work function is an idiomatic expression, it is the amount of energy needed to remove an electron from a solid.
