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mixed derivative theorem:
Mixed partial derivatives Fxy and Fyx are always equal except for pathological functions.



for using mixed derivative theorem function must be non-pathological,so i want a way to find out a function is pathological or not?










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    "pathological" is a somewhat vague name for a function that gives counterexamples to incorrect statements that are not so easy to refute.
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  • What do you mean by a pathological function?
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    Some context would be helpful, but its probably what peter wrote
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  • If that is all your source text says about when mixed partial derivatives are equal, it's time to throw it away.
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mixed derivative theorem:
Mixed partial derivatives Fxy and Fyx are always equal except for pathological functions.



for using mixed derivative theorem function must be non-pathological,so i want a way to find out a function is pathological or not?










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    "pathological" is a somewhat vague name for a function that gives counterexamples to incorrect statements that are not so easy to refute.
    – Peter
    Dec 7 at 8:53










  • What do you mean by a pathological function?
    – Falrach
    Dec 7 at 9:08






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    Some context would be helpful, but its probably what peter wrote
    – klirk
    Dec 7 at 9:35










  • If that is all your source text says about when mixed partial derivatives are equal, it's time to throw it away.
    – user21820
    Dec 17 at 6:29














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mixed derivative theorem:
Mixed partial derivatives Fxy and Fyx are always equal except for pathological functions.



for using mixed derivative theorem function must be non-pathological,so i want a way to find out a function is pathological or not?










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mixed derivative theorem:
Mixed partial derivatives Fxy and Fyx are always equal except for pathological functions.



for using mixed derivative theorem function must be non-pathological,so i want a way to find out a function is pathological or not?







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    "pathological" is a somewhat vague name for a function that gives counterexamples to incorrect statements that are not so easy to refute.
    – Peter
    Dec 7 at 8:53










  • What do you mean by a pathological function?
    – Falrach
    Dec 7 at 9:08






  • 1




    Some context would be helpful, but its probably what peter wrote
    – klirk
    Dec 7 at 9:35










  • If that is all your source text says about when mixed partial derivatives are equal, it's time to throw it away.
    – user21820
    Dec 17 at 6:29














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    "pathological" is a somewhat vague name for a function that gives counterexamples to incorrect statements that are not so easy to refute.
    – Peter
    Dec 7 at 8:53










  • What do you mean by a pathological function?
    – Falrach
    Dec 7 at 9:08






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    Some context would be helpful, but its probably what peter wrote
    – klirk
    Dec 7 at 9:35










  • If that is all your source text says about when mixed partial derivatives are equal, it's time to throw it away.
    – user21820
    Dec 17 at 6:29








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"pathological" is a somewhat vague name for a function that gives counterexamples to incorrect statements that are not so easy to refute.
– Peter
Dec 7 at 8:53




"pathological" is a somewhat vague name for a function that gives counterexamples to incorrect statements that are not so easy to refute.
– Peter
Dec 7 at 8:53












What do you mean by a pathological function?
– Falrach
Dec 7 at 9:08




What do you mean by a pathological function?
– Falrach
Dec 7 at 9:08




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Some context would be helpful, but its probably what peter wrote
– klirk
Dec 7 at 9:35




Some context would be helpful, but its probably what peter wrote
– klirk
Dec 7 at 9:35












If that is all your source text says about when mixed partial derivatives are equal, it's time to throw it away.
– user21820
Dec 17 at 6:29




If that is all your source text says about when mixed partial derivatives are equal, it's time to throw it away.
– user21820
Dec 17 at 6:29










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I don't think there is any definition of pathological relating to functions (or any other mathematical concept). It's simply a word used informally to describe a function that behaves in a way you might not expect and thereby serves as a counterexample to some claim you might think was true. But a function one person finds pathological because it's "weird" (that's not defined either) in relation to his studies/interests might be uninteresting to another person, because it doesn't offer anything in relation to his studies/interests.






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    You can think pathological as counterintuitive. Like everywhere continuous but nowhere differentiable function, uncountalbe null set, banach-tarski paradox. And it's not the rigorous concept, so it's weird to say finding out some function is pathological or not.






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      I don't think there is any definition of pathological relating to functions (or any other mathematical concept). It's simply a word used informally to describe a function that behaves in a way you might not expect and thereby serves as a counterexample to some claim you might think was true. But a function one person finds pathological because it's "weird" (that's not defined either) in relation to his studies/interests might be uninteresting to another person, because it doesn't offer anything in relation to his studies/interests.






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        I don't think there is any definition of pathological relating to functions (or any other mathematical concept). It's simply a word used informally to describe a function that behaves in a way you might not expect and thereby serves as a counterexample to some claim you might think was true. But a function one person finds pathological because it's "weird" (that's not defined either) in relation to his studies/interests might be uninteresting to another person, because it doesn't offer anything in relation to his studies/interests.






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          I don't think there is any definition of pathological relating to functions (or any other mathematical concept). It's simply a word used informally to describe a function that behaves in a way you might not expect and thereby serves as a counterexample to some claim you might think was true. But a function one person finds pathological because it's "weird" (that's not defined either) in relation to his studies/interests might be uninteresting to another person, because it doesn't offer anything in relation to his studies/interests.






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          I don't think there is any definition of pathological relating to functions (or any other mathematical concept). It's simply a word used informally to describe a function that behaves in a way you might not expect and thereby serves as a counterexample to some claim you might think was true. But a function one person finds pathological because it's "weird" (that's not defined either) in relation to his studies/interests might be uninteresting to another person, because it doesn't offer anything in relation to his studies/interests.







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              You can think pathological as counterintuitive. Like everywhere continuous but nowhere differentiable function, uncountalbe null set, banach-tarski paradox. And it's not the rigorous concept, so it's weird to say finding out some function is pathological or not.






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                You can think pathological as counterintuitive. Like everywhere continuous but nowhere differentiable function, uncountalbe null set, banach-tarski paradox. And it's not the rigorous concept, so it's weird to say finding out some function is pathological or not.






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                  You can think pathological as counterintuitive. Like everywhere continuous but nowhere differentiable function, uncountalbe null set, banach-tarski paradox. And it's not the rigorous concept, so it's weird to say finding out some function is pathological or not.






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                  You can think pathological as counterintuitive. Like everywhere continuous but nowhere differentiable function, uncountalbe null set, banach-tarski paradox. And it's not the rigorous concept, so it's weird to say finding out some function is pathological or not.







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