Basic Examples

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Find the parity of a basic power function:
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FunctionParity
[x^2,x]
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1
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Test another power function:
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FunctionParity
[x^3,x]
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-1
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Show that a constant function has even parity:
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FunctionParity
[1,x]
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1
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Find the parity of a rational function:
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FunctionParity
[x/(x^2+1),x]
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-1
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Find the parity of the absolute value function:
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FunctionParity
[Abs[x],x]
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1
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Find the parity of a trigonometric function:
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FunctionParity
[Sin[x+Pi/4]+Cos[x+Pi/4],x]
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1
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Find the parity of a gaussian function:
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FunctionParity
[Exp[-x^2],x]
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1
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Test a signed gaussian function:
EvenFunctionQ[Sign[x]Exp[-x^2],x]
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False
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Find the parity of the hyperbolic tangent function:
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FunctionParity
[Tanh[x],x]
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-1
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Find the parity of the error function:
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FunctionParity
[Erf[x],x]
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-1
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Find the parity of a Fresnel integral:
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FunctionParity
[FresnelC[x],x]
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-1
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Find the parity of a shifted Fresnel integral:
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FunctionParity
[FresnelC[x]+1,x]
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Undefined
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Scope

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Show that an implicitly-defined circle is even in both
x
and
y
:
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FunctionParity
[x^2+y^2,{x,y}]
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1
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Find the parity of a function of two variables:
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FunctionParity
[Sinh[x+y],{x,y}]
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1
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Find the parity of a function of three variables:
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FunctionParity
[Sin[xyz],{x,y,z}]
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1
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Properties and Relations

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FunctionParity returns
Undefined
for functions that are neither even nor odd: