piecewise-continuous function
piecewise-continuous function
[¦pēs‚wīz kən¦tin·yə·wəs ′fəŋk·shən] (mathematics)
A function defined on a given region, which can be divided into a finite number of pieces such that the function is continuous on the interior of each piece and its value approaches a finite limit as the argument of the function in the interior approaches a boundary point of the piece.
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