plural of generating function

(mathematics) A formal power series with one indeterminate, whose coefficients encode a sequence that can be studied by algebraic manipulation of the series; any one of several generalizations, such as to encode more than one sequence or use more than one indeterminate.

plural of clock generator

(Australia, mass noun) Collectively, those Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who as children who were removed from their families by government agencies or church missions, between approximately 1869 and (officially) 1969.

(Australia, usually in the plural) Collectively, those Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were removed from their families as children, within some given generation (nominal period of time over which children grow up, before having children of their own).

(computing, electronics) a circuit that produces a timing signal for use in synchronizing a circuit's operation.

(US) plural of attorney general

(mobile communication) A packet-oriented mobile data service available to users of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and IS-136 mobile phones. It provides data rates from 56 up to 114 kilobits per second.

(economics) The proposal that macroeconomic analysis be concerned with the theoretical consequences of optimizing behaviour by rational consumers, firms, and labourers, rather than with observable phenomena such as booms or slumps.

A British qualification taken by secondary school students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.