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differentiable functions are a subset of continuous ones. For example:

y=3 for x<=3
y=x for x>3

... is continuous but not differentiable (it has no slope at x=3).

2007-06-25 05:27:47 · answer #1 · answered by McFate 7 · 1 0

A function is continuous if there are no 'jumps' or sudden impluses in the function over an interval. A function is differentiable, typically, if the function is continuous over the interval. Some discontinuous functions are still differentiable, but the topic is a bit more advanced.
Traditionally, differentiability is a consequence of continuity.

2007-06-25 05:29:20 · answer #2 · answered by Not Eddie Money 3 · 0 0

A function f(x) which is defined at all points in yhe neighborhood of x= a is said to be continuous for x = a if if the following three conditions are satisfied: (a) f(a) exists, (b) lim f(x) as x --> a exists, and (c) lim f(x) as x --> a = f(a). A function is said to be continuous in an interval if it is continuous at every point in that interval.

If a function f(x) is differentiable for all values of x in a given interval, then f(x) is continuous in that interval. It is possible for a function f(x) to be continuous in an interval and yet not be differentiable for any value of x in that interval. Such functions are not met in elememtary calculus.

2007-06-25 05:55:35 · answer #3 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 0 0

For something to be differentiable, it must be continuous.

2007-06-25 05:27:57 · answer #4 · answered by miggitymaggz 5 · 0 0

one relation could be
for a function to be diffrentiable ,it must be continous
but converse is not true

2007-06-25 05:28:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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