
Continuous vs Discrete Variables - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Dec 14, 2025 · Both discrete and continuous variables generally do have changing values—and a discrete variable can vary continuously with time. I am quite aware that discrete variables are those …
Continuous group actions - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Dec 18, 2025 · I was recently going through General Topology by N. Bourbaki, and found the following definition of topological groups acting continuously on topological spaces (slightly rephrased) : A …
Proof of Continuous compounding formula - Mathematics Stack …
12 Following is the formula to calculate continuous compounding A = P e^(RT) Continuous Compound Interest Formula where, P = principal amount (initial investment) r = annual interest rate (as a …
A short proof that if $f$ is continuous then $f^ {-1}$ continuous
Nov 9, 2024 · I learned a theorem that if $f$ is continuous and bijective then $f^ {-1}$ is continuous. I went online to search for a proof and saw a really long proof in this link.
Is the projection function in a normed space continuous?
Dec 26, 2025 · Let (X, n) (X, n) be normed space and B B a basis (by basis I mean a set of vector such that every vector in X can be expressed in an essentially unique way as a finite linear combination of …
What does it mean that "every metric is continuous"?
Jun 11, 2025 · 6 "Every metric is continuous" means that a metric $d$ on a space $X$ is a continuous function in the topology on the product $X \times X$ determined by $d$.
Can a function have partial derivatives, be continuous but not be ...
Sep 18, 2020 · By differentiability theorem if partial derivatives exist and are continuous in a neighborhood of the point then (i.e. sufficient condition) the function is differentiable at that point.
real analysis - Midpoint-convexity and continuity implies convexity ...
Apr 1, 2025 · It's more correct to say that he proved Jensen's Inequality (with arbitrary real weights) for functions which are midpoint convex and continuous. Of course, Jensen's Inequality with two …
real analysis - Why are the rational numbers not continuous ...
Apr 3, 2022 · So you can have continuous functions defined over rationals; but the rationals are not a continuum. Why not? The notion of a continuum has its roots in geometry, and -- in the barest …
What is a continuous stochastic process? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Aug 4, 2022 · Isn't this violating the definition of continuous stochastic process or is it that I have to keep $\omega$ constant throught out the process ? Also, is $\omega$ in the definition of continuous …