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Functions on the right and composition
For functions written on the right the order in which we write the functions
in the composition is reversed. Also, we don't use the circle between the
letters representing the functions. So if
, and
then the composite map is written as
fg and its value at x is xfg.
As an example using real valued functions, take the functions defined by
and
. The composition is
or more simply
.
Peter Williams
Sun Dec 8 00:21:53 PST 1996