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Macrogeographic Functions: A Review And Extension
Author(s) -
McCalden Gerald
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
geographical analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-4632
pISSN - 0016-7363
DOI - 10.1111/j.1538-4632.1975.tb01053.x
Subject(s) - extension (predicate logic) , class (philosophy) , basis (linear algebra) , component (thermodynamics) , yield (engineering) , mathematical economics , computer science , population , mathematics , artificial intelligence , geometry , physics , sociology , programming language , demography , thermodynamics
The familiar potential of population can be generalized to yield a class of functions over the real plane, which may collectively be termed “macrogeographic functions.” On this basis, the properties of alternative choices of the component functions can be explored, and a more rigorous formulation of existing potential measures is rendered possible.