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Nowhere Continuous Function


A nowhere continuous function is a function that is discontinuous at every point of its domain. A standard example on R is the Dirichlet function, which takes the value 1 at each rational number and 0 at each irrational number. Every open interval contains both rational and irrational numbers, so these values cannot approach a common limit at any point.

In particular, a nowhere continuous function can be a bounded function. Nowhere continuity should not be confused with nowhere differentiability. A nowhere differentiable function, such as the Weierstrass function, can be continuous everywhere.


See also

Bounded Function, Continuous, Dirichlet Function, Discontinuous, Nowhere Differentiable Function

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References

Lebl, J. "The Set of Riemann Integrable Functions." §10.4 in Basic Analysis: Introduction to Real Analysis. https://www.jirka.org/ra/html/sec_riemannlebesgue.html.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Nowhere Continuous Function." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/NowhereContinuousFunction.html

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