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Meaning of smoothness

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

smoothness

noun

Definitions

  1. The condition of being smooth; the degree or measure of said condition.

  2. (of a function) The highest order of derivative (the differentiability class) over a given domain.

    Example: Smoothness can vary from 0 (for a nondifferentiable function) to infinity (for a smooth function).

  3. (approximation theory, numerical analysis, of a function) The quantity measured by the modulus of smoothness.