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Derivative of a Real Function on an Interval

Defines a derivative of a real function on an interval with at least two points at a point of the interval, one-sided at endpoints, differentiability at a point, on a subset and on the interval, and the derivative map.

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In the setting of The Real Line: Standing Notation and Background for Calculus on Intervals, let II be an interval containing two distinct points, let f:I→Rf:I\to\mathbb{R}, and let x∈Ix\in I.

A real number LL is a derivative of ff at xx if for every real ε>0\varepsilon>0 there is a real δ>0\delta>0 such that every t∈It\in I with 0<∣t−x∣<δ0<|t-x|<\delta satisfies

∣f(t)−f(x)t−x−L∣<ε,\Bigl|\frac{f(t)-f(x)}{t-x}-L\Bigr|<\varepsilon ,

the quotient being defined because t−x≠0t-x\neq0, by Rules of Arithmetic and Order in an Ordered Field (x).

ff is differentiable at xx if it has a derivative at xx. This derivative is then unique, by Uniqueness of the Derivative of a Real Function on an Interval (i), and is written f′(x)f'(x).

For a subset S⊆IS\subseteq I, ff is differentiable on SS if it is differentiable at every point of SS, and ff is differentiable if it is differentiable on II.

If ff is differentiable, its derivative is the map f′:I→Rf':I\to\mathbb{R}, u↦f′(u)u\mapsto f'(u) (Values, Restriction and Equality of a Map, and the Map u↦t(u)u\mapsto t(u) as a Defined Set Symbol (v)).

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