Let n,m∈N. Let U⊆Rn be open, and let f=(f1,…,fm):U→Rm. We say that f is of class C1 on U if each coordinate function fj:U→R is continuous at every point of U, and if for every j∈{1,…,m} and every i∈{1,…,n} the partial derivative Partial Derivative of a Coordinate Function ∂xi∂fj(x) exists for every x∈U, with the function
x↦∂xi∂fj(x)
from U to R also continuous at every point of U.