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Cantor Function

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In mathematics, the Cantor function is an example of a function that is continuous but not absolutely continuous. It is a well-known counterexample in analysis: although it is continuous everywhere and has a derivative of zero almost everywhere, its value still rises from 0 to 1 as its argument goes from 0 to 1, so despite appearing constant it in fact grows monotonically. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Origin Year
1884 1
Georg Cantor (1884) introduced the Cantor function
Classification
Object Kind
Function 1
Sources
1. Cantor Function (Wikipedia)
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