The wave function is the mathematical function that describes it.

波函数是描述它的数学函数。

And these don’t have to be straight lines; they can be polynomials or some other fancy mathematical function.

这些不一定是直线；它们可以是多项式或其他一些奇特的数学函数。

While an orbital is actually a mathematical probability function that tells us where we're likely to find an electron.

轨道实际上是一个数学概率函数，它告诉我们可能在哪里找到电子。

It's a mathematical function that describes the probability that an electron is in a certain place at any given moment.

这是一个数学函数， 描述了电子在任何给定时刻位于特定位置的概率。