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Weierstrass function

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Plot of Weierstrass function over the interval [−2, 2]. Like some other fractals, the function exhibits self-similarity: every zoom (red circle) is similar to the global plot. In mathematics, the Weierstrass function, named after its discoverer, Karl Weierstrass, is an example of a real-valued function that is continuous everywhere but differentiable nowhere. It is also an example of a fractal curve. The Weierstrass function has historically served the role of a pathological function, being the first published example (1872) specifically concocted to…

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