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  2. Absolute value - Wikipedia

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    The real absolute value function is an example of a continuous function that achieves a global minimum where the derivative does not exist. The subdifferential of | x | at x = 0 is the interval [−1, 1]. [14] The complex absolute value function is continuous everywhere but complex differentiable nowhere because it violates the Cauchy–Riemann ...

  3. Absolute value (algebra) - Wikipedia

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    The standard absolute value on the integers. The standard absolute value on the complex numbers.; The p-adic absolute value on the rational numbers.; If R is the field of rational functions over a field F and () is a fixed irreducible polynomial over F, then the following defines an absolute value on R: for () in R define | | to be , where () = () and ((), ()) = = ((), ()).

  4. Sign function - Wikipedia

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    In fact, the signum function is the derivative of the absolute value function, except where there is an abrupt change in gradient at zero: | | = ⁡. We can understand this as before by considering the definition of the absolute value | x | {\displaystyle |x|} on the separate regions x > 0 {\displaystyle x>0} and x < 0. {\displaystyle x<0.}

  5. Complex number - Wikipedia

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    For given real functions representing actual physical quantities, often in terms of sines and cosines, corresponding complex functions are considered of which the real parts are the original quantities. For a sine wave of a given frequency, the absolute value |z| of the corresponding z is the amplitude and the argument arg z is the phase.

  6. Asymptote - Wikipedia

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    A common example of a vertical asymptote is the case of a rational function at a point x such that the denominator is zero and the numerator is non-zero. If a function has a vertical asymptote, then it isn't necessarily true that the derivative of the function has a vertical asymptote at the same place. An example is

  7. Curve sketching - Wikipedia

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    An x value where the y value of the red, or the blue, curve vanishes (becomes 0) gives rise to a local extremum (marked "HP", "TP"), or an inflection point ("WP"), of the black curve, respectively. In geometry , curve sketching (or curve tracing ) are techniques for producing a rough idea of overall shape of a plane curve given its equation ...

  8. Critical point (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    The value of the function at a critical point is a critical value. [1] More specifically, when dealing with functions of a real variable, a critical point, also known as a stationary point, is a point in the domain of the function where the function derivative is equal to zero (or where the function is not differentiable). [2]

  9. Derivative test - Wikipedia

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    In conjunction with the extreme value theorem, it can be used to find the absolute maximum and minimum of a real-valued function defined on a closed and bounded interval. In conjunction with other information such as concavity, inflection points, and asymptotes , it can be used to sketch the graph of a function.