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Continuity Definition: Epsilon and Delta

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This lecture covers the definition of continuity at a point using epsilon and delta. It explains that a function f:D - R is continuous at X if for any ε>0, there exists a δ>0 such that |x-x₁| < δ implies |f(x)-f(x₁)| < ε.

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Analysis I (part 4) : Limit of a function, continuous functions

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Real number

In mathematics, a real number is a number that can be used to measure a continuous one-dimensional quantity such as a distance, duration or temperature. Here, continuous means that pairs of values can have arbitrarily small differences. Every real number can be almost uniquely represented by an infinite decimal expansion. The real numbers are fundamental in calculus (and more generally in all mathematics), in particular by their role in the classical definitions of limits, continuity and derivatives.

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