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==Definition==

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==Relations==

* Truncated power functions can be used for construction of [[B-Splinespline]]s.

* <math>x \mapsto x_+^0</math> is the [[Heaviside function]].

* <math>\chi_{[a,b)}(x) = (b-x)_+^0 - (a-x)_+^0</math> where <math>\chi</math> is the [[indicator function]].