Function spaces, by contrast, are collections of functions that share common properties and are endowed with various topological or algebraic frameworks.

These developments underscore an interdisciplinary approach, merging combinatorial design with algebraic methods to further the global understanding of nonlinear function properties.

Jérôme Bolte, Edouard Pauwels, Majorization-Minimization Procedures and Convergence of SQP Methods for Semi-Algebraic and Tame Programs, Mathematics of Operations Research, Vol. 41, No. 2 (May 2016), ...