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Piecewise function that clamps its input to be non-negative

The ramp function is a unary real function, whose graph is shaped like a ramp. It can be expressed by numerous definitions, for example "0 for negative inputs, output equals input for non-negative inputs". The term "ramp" can also be used for other functions obtained by scaling and shifting, and the function in this article is the unit ramp function. Wikipedia →

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  4. Read the landmark paper: Ramp function regression: a tool for quantifying climate transitionsCited 147 times
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