In mathematics, a coercive function is a function that "grows rapidly" at the extremes of the space on which it is defined. Depending on the context different...

\infty \Rightarrow V(x)\to \infty .} (This is also referred to as norm-coercivity.) The converse is also true, and was proved by José Luis Massera (see...

to: Coercion (linguistics), reinterpretation of a lexeme Coercive function, mathematical function that "grows rapidly" at the extremes of the space on which...

This can be understood in terms of convexity of the associated functions (coercive functions). The 2-norm and ∞-norm are strictly convex, and thus (by convex...

even in the absence of monitoring. Coercive influence creates conflict that can disrupt entire group functioning. When disobedient group members are...

males. Males of many species simply grab the females and force a mating. Coercive mating is very common in water striders (Gerridae) because in most of the...

separate and distinct forms. They identified those five bases of power as coercive, reward, legitimate, referent, and expert. This was followed by Raven's...

into sexual activity. In sexual roleplay, it involves acting out roles of coercive sex. Rape pornography is literature, images or video associated with rape...

methods from the inherited type . In coercive subtyping systems, subtypes are defined by explicit type conversion functions from subtype to supertype. For each...

they term rape a form of sexual violence. The CDC lists other acts of coercive, non-consensual sexual activity that may or may not include rape, including...

"modernizing" one's way of thinking. The term was later used to describe the coercive persuasion used under the Maoist government in China, which aimed to transform...

that sensitivity for potential coercive behaviors in males as well as handgrip strength (but only in a simulated coercive situation) increase during the...

to dissociate itself from the old authoritarian varieties by rejecting coercive state programs in favor of individual parental choice. Eugenic programs...

to neodymium magnets, but have higher temperature ratings and higher coercivity. Some attributes of samarium-cobalts are: Samarium–cobalt magnets are...

for) vary widely. They include, for example: Coercive capabilities, including the capacity to project coercive power into the environment (e.g., aircraft...

buyer-seller relationships", reinforcing the finding of Rentizelas et al. that coercive pressure can “quickly force an industrial sector” to attain a level of...

financial, religious, reproductive and sexual. It can range from subtle, coercive forms to marital rape and other violent physical abuse, such as choking...

in Poland is legal, but operating brothels or other forms of pimping or coercive prostitution and prostitution of minors are prohibited. The travelling...

such as mixed dissociative symptoms or identity disturbance following coercive persuasion. A diagnosis of unspecified dissociative disorder is given when...

1997, pp. 26–46. Holmgreen L, Oswald DL (October 2017). "Men's Sexual Coerciveness, Perceptions of Women's Attachment, and Dating Preferences" (PDF). Violence...

and other coercive instruments can impose and the benefits that trade and other economic incentives may carry. That is partly a function of the strength...

gestation). Because of their motility, animal sexual behavior can involve coercive sex. Traumatic insemination, for example, is used by some insect species...

exist as society will be able to govern itself without the state and its coercive enforcement of the law. The phrase stems from Friedrich Engels, who wrote...

describes the attributes of dynamic management as being coactive rather than coercive. Vocational Business: Training, Developing and Motivating People by Richard...

ideas". The creation, deployment, and continuation of these coercive methods are a function of statecraft for nations and serve as a potential substitute...

involved the nationalization of industry, centralized distribution of output, coercive or forced requisition of agricultural production, and attempts to eliminate...

helplessness is characterized as "apathy" which may result from prolonged use of coercive techniques which result in a "debility-dependency-dread" state in the subject...

recording, magnetic tape has a nonlinear response as determined by its coercivity. Without bias, this response results in poor performance, especially at...

has been used pejoratively to imply policies that are perceived as being coercive, amoral, or Machiavellian. Prominent proponents of Realpolitik include...

a power imbalance and intermittent reward/punishment behavior. Trauma-coercive bonding, on the other hand, has two additional elements: social isolation...