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# PF
Abstract PETSc mathematical function that can be evaluated with `PFApply()` and may be constructed at run time (see `PFSTRING`)
## Synopsis
```
typedef struct _p_PF *PF;
```
## See Also
`PFCreate()`, `PFDestroy()`, `PFSetType()`, `PFApply()`, `PFApplyVec()`, `PFSet()`, `PFType`
## Level
beginner
## Location
include/petscpf.h
## Implementations
_p_PF in src/vec/pf/pfimpl.h
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[Index of all PF routines](index.md)
[Table of Contents for all manual pages](/manualpages/index.md)
[Index of all manual pages](/manualpages/singleindex.md)