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Carathéodory Derivative

A function $f$ is Carathéodory differentiable at $a$ if there exists a function $\phi$ which is Continuous at $a$ such that

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f(x)-f(a)=\phi(x)(x-a).
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Every function which is Carathéodory differentiable is also Fréchet Differentiable.

See also Derivative, Fréchet Derivative




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26