The phrase "as a function of the preceding" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing how one variable or element depends on or is influenced by a previous one.
Example: "The results of the experiment varied significantly as a function of the preceding conditions."
Alternatives: "in relation to the previous" or "based on the prior".
In difference equation, each further term of the sequence or array is defined as a function of the preceding terms.
In mathematics, a difference equation produces a sequence of numbers where each term of the sequence is defined as a function of the preceding terms.
Conductance-voltage (G-V) relationships were derived by plotting peak tail currents as a function of the preceding depolarizing pulse.
Currents measured immediately after the final step to −140 mV, were normalized by the maximal current (Imax) and plotted as a function of the preceding membrane potential (Fig. 4A, indicated by a grey arrow).
The onset latency of the positive shifts yet differs as a function of the contexts preceding the target sentences.
As predicted, the feedback preferences of children holding negative self-views differed as a function of the valence of the preceding peer evaluation outcome.
This behaviour also allows modulation of the timing of FIH-release as a function of the strength and duration of the preceding hypoxic episode, a feature we explore using the Full Model at the end of the following section.
Logistic regression analyses were carried out for the odds for specific causes of hospitalization (relative to not having this cause) as a function of measurements preceding that hospitalization (adjusted for age and sex).
We compared these implicit and explicit indices of sense of agency as a function of the nature and length of preceding action-outcome trials.
Fig. 8 Accumulation of large missing pieces in the challenge number n, as a function of the number of all tears in the preceding challenge (n-1), both per 100 sheets, for bound and unbound volumes.
In the second stage of analysis, two-stage logistic transition models were used to model the new onset of CM in 2006 and 2007 as a function of covariates in the preceding year.
