
Continuous vs Discrete Variables - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Dec 14, 2025 · Both discrete and continuous variables generally do have changing values—and a discrete variable can vary continuously with time. I am quite aware that discrete variables are those …
What is a continuous extension? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
To find examples and explanations on the internet at the elementary calculus level, try googling the phrase "continuous extension" (or variations of it, such as "extension by continuity") simultaneously …
What's the difference between continuous and piecewise continuous ...
Oct 15, 2016 · A continuous function is a function where the limit exists everywhere, and the function at those points is defined to be the same as the limit. I was looking at the image of a piecewise continuous
Difference between continuity and uniform continuity
Jan 27, 2014 · To understand the difference between continuity and uniform continuity, it is useful to think of a particular example of a function that's continuous on $\mathbb R$ but not uniformly …
Is derivative always continuous? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jul 21, 2020 · Is the derivative of a differentiable function always continuous? My intuition goes like this: If we imagine derivative as function which describes slopes of (special) tangent lines to points on a ...
Absolutely continuous functions - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jan 12, 2015 · This might probably be classed as a soft question. But I would be very interested to know the motivation behind the definition of an absolutely continuous function. To state "A real valued …
What does it mean that "every metric is continuous"?
Jun 11, 2025 · 6 "Every metric is continuous" means that a metric d d on a space X X is a continuous function in the topology on the product X × X X × X determined by d d.
is bounded linear operator necessarily continuous?
In general, is a bounded linear operator necessarily continuous (I guess the answer is no, but what would be a counter example?) Are things in Banach spaces always continuous?
real analysis - Prove that every convex function is continuous ...
The authors prove the proposition that every proper convex function defined on a finite-dimensional separated topological linear space is continuous on the interior of its effective domain. You can likely …
Is the set of rational number discrete or continuous?
Oct 12, 2017 · If the set of real numbers R R is continuous, and the set of integer Z Z is a discrete set, then is the set of rational number Q Q continuous or discrete? My question is stated in the context of …