Definition 6.2.2: Continuity
A function is continuous at a point c in its
domain D if: given any > 0 there exists a
> 0 such that if
x D and
| x - c | < then
| f(x) - f(c) | < .
A function is continuous in its domain D if it is continuous at every point of its domain.
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