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Differentiable function
Summary
In mathematics, a differentiable function of one real variable is a function whose derivative exists at each point in its domain. In other words, the graph of a differentiable function has a non-vertical tangent line at each interior point in its domain. A differentiable function is smooth (the function is locally well approximated as a linear function at each interior point) and does not contain any break, angle, or cusp.
If x0 is an interior point in the domain of a function f, then f is said to be differentiable at x0 if the derivative exists. In other words, the graph of f has a non-vertical tangent line at the point (x0, f(x0)). f is said to be differentiable on U if it is differentiable at every point of U. f is said to be continuously differentiable if its derivative is also a continuous function over the domain of the function . Generally speaking, f is said to be of class if its first derivatives exist and are continuous over the domain of the function .
A function , defined on an open set , is said to be differentiable at if the derivative
exists. This implies that the function is continuous at a.
This function f is said to be differentiable on U if it is differentiable at every point of U. In this case, the derivative of f is thus a function from U into
A continuous function is not necessarily differentiable, but a differentiable function is necessarily continuous (at every point where it is differentiable) as being shown below (in the section Differentiability and continuity). A function is said to be continuously differentiable if its derivative is also a continuous function; there exists a function that is differentiable but not continuously differentiable as being shown below (in the section Differentiability classes).
Continuous function
If f is differentiable at a point x0, then f must also be continuous at x0. In particular, any differentiable function must be continuous at every point in its domain. The converse does not hold: a continuous function need not be differentiable.
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