Why is a function defined as set of ordered pairs?

Ann Q. Gates, Vladik Kreinovich. Why is a function defined as set of ordered pairs?. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 29(4):57, 1997. [doi]

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Vladik Kreinovich

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