smooth function

noun

noun

Etymology smooth + function

Mathematics, Sciences A function that has derivatives of all finite orders everywhere in its domain.

Any ANALYTIC FUNCTION is smooth. But a smooth function is not necessarily analytic.2003, Eric W. Weisstein, CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics, →ISBN, page 419:

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