
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 …
real analysis - Are Continuous Functions Always Differentiable ...
Oct 26, 2010 · An interesting fact is that most (i.e. a co-meager set of) continuous functions are nowhere differentiable. The proof is a consequence of the Baire Category theorem and can be found (as an …
Showing that $\arctan$ is continuous - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jan 5, 2016 · As such, $\arctan$ is continuous. If you define $\arctan$ by integrals or power series the result is immediate (the first by the Lipshitz continuity of the indefinite integral and the second from …
Continuous group actions - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Dec 18, 2025 · I was recently going through General Topology by N. Bourbaki, and found the following definition of topological groups acting continuously on topological spaces (slightly rephrased) : A …
The definition of continuous function in topology
Mar 7, 2013 · 22 I am self-studying general topology, and I am curious about the definition of the continuous function. I know that the definition derives from calculus, but why do we define it like …
Prove that $a^x$ is continuous - Mathematics Stack Exchange
May 11, 2015 · It can be shown that for any 2 functions f and g, if f is continuous on R and g is a linear function with nonzero slope, f ∘ g is continuous so for any positive real number a, if exp (x) is …
Meaning of the continuous spectrum and the residual spectrum
Jan 8, 2017 · The reason one refers to this as "continuous spectrum" Historically had nothing to do with continuity; such spectrum was found to fill a continuum, rather than being discrete.
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 …
Prove the absolute value function of a continuous function is ...
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Graphing Continuous Functions - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jul 14, 2012 · My question is How do I graph a continuous function when I am only given restrictions? For example, Sketch the graph of a function that is continuous everywhere except at x=3, and is …