Weierstrass function

noun

A real-valued function that is continuous everywhere but differentiable nowhere.

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Meanings

nounWeierstrass function (plural Weierstrass functions)

plural Weierstrass functions

  1. mathematicsA real-valued function that is continuous everywhere but differentiable nowhere.

Origin

Discovered by Karl Weierstrass.

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Translations

Polish funkcja Weierstrassa
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Chicago

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