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Input-Output Machines

📋 What it is

A function is a machine: one input goes in, exactly one output comes out, by a fixed rule.

🗣️ Coach says

A function is like a vending machine with a rule. Put in an input, get exactly one output. "×3" turns 2 into 6 and 5 into 15. The key idea: one input, one output — no surprises.

🧠 Memory hook

One input → exactly ONE output. Same input always gives the same result.

😂 Giggle

Why was the function such a good worker?
Because it always produced an output for every input!

😲 Whoa!

Every app on your phone is millions of functions — each button press is an input that returns exactly one output.

✅ Quick check: A "×3" machine gets the input 4. What comes out?

Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.

🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)

Invent a rule machine ("add 5"). Feed it 3 numbers and record each output.

⭐ Do the round to earn your star →
🤸 Brain break: Machine-mime: cup your hands, "drop in" a number, and "pop out" the answer.