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Smooth function

Definition

Let II be an open interval and let f ⁣:I→Rf \colon I \to \mathbb{R}. The function ff is smooth, or of class C∞C^{\infty}, if it is of class CkC^k for each natural number kk.

Remarks

So a smooth function has derivatives of all orders. Polynomials, the exponential function, and the sine are smooth on R\mathbb{R}. A smooth function need not be analytic. See the smooth non-analytic function. Mathlib uses ContDiff ℝ ⊤ f.

Explanations

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A smooth function can be differentiated as many times as we like. All its derivatives exist and are continuous.

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  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoothness, Differentiability classes

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