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Unit function

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In number theory, the unit function is a completely multiplicative function on the positive integers defined as:

It is called the unit function because it is the identity element for Dirichlet convolution.[1]

It may be described as the "indicator function of 1" within the set of positive integers. It is also written as (not to be confused with , which generally denotes the Möbius function).

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