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Why function generator is called function generator

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Why function generator is called function generator ?
 

I think its name derives from the fact that the signal waves provided by this instrument, are function (of the time) signals. E.g. sine function, triangle (linear function), square (constant function).
 

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They typically generate the waveform which is a function of time. The function generator is also called signal generator in a wider sense.
 

function generator or signal generator, one signal can be modeled with its work function mathematically
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_generator
mathematically every signal can be taken as a function of the variable of our choice.
in this case the variable is time.
The So called function generator generates electrical signals which are some funtions of time.
so it is called so.
 

In my standpoint this is so because it would prevent confusing it with the name "generators". Another reason, to my mind, is that it can provide not only the sine function, but also various other functions, including ramp, pulse, and etc.
 

function generator differs from an oscillator in that it generates different wave forms that does not include a special feedback circuit, while oscillator is a signal generator through an amplifier in feedback mechanisim
 

it generates waves that is always a function of time.
 

the signal generated by this instrument, are the function of the time. In general every signal can be taken as a function of the variable of our choice
 

think its because it generates different types of functions that we need
 

The basic functions by which a system is analyzed are the sinuoid, triangular and square waveforms. These can be generated using the function generator.
 

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