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  1. 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 …

  2. What's the difference between continuous and piecewise …

    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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. Absolutely continuous functions - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Sep 5, 2012 · 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 …

  5. 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.

  6. 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 …

  7. calculus - Showing that a function is not continuous - Mathematics ...

    Showing that a function is not continuous Ask Question Asked 8 years, 11 months ago Modified 7 years, 4 months ago

  8. 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 …

  9. What is a continuous extension? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    The continuous extension of f(x) f (x) at x = c x = c makes the function continuous at that point. Can you elaborate some more? I wasn't able to find very much on "continuous extension" …

  10. Proof that the continuous image of a compact set is compact

    I know that the image of a continuous function is bounded, but I'm having trouble when it comes to prove this for vectorial functions. If somebody could help me with a step-to-step proof, that …