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Title of object: example of jump discontinuity
Canonical Name: ExampleOfJumpDiscontinuity
Type: Example

Created on: 2006-11-18 11:01:27
Modified on: 2006-11-18 11:01:27

Creator: pahio
Modifier: perucho
Author: pahio

Classification: msc:54C05, msc:26A15

Preamble:

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Content:

The \PMlinkname{elementary}{ElementaryFunction} real function
$$f\colon\,x \mapsto \frac{1}{1+e^\frac{1}{x}}$$
has a jump discontinuity at the origin, since
$$\lim_{x\to 0-}f(x) = 1\quad \mathrm{and}\quad \lim_{x\to 0+}f(x) =0.$$
Indeed,
\begin{itemize}
\item if\, $x \to 0-$,\, then\, $\displaystyle \frac{1}{x} \to -\infty$,\;
$\displaystyle e^\frac{1}{x} \to 0$,\;
$\displaystyle \frac{1}{1+e^\frac{1}{x}} \to 1$;
\item if\, $x \to 0+$,\, then\, $\displaystyle \frac{1}{x} \to \infty$,\;
$\displaystyle e^\frac{1}{x} \to \infty$,\;
$\displaystyle \frac{1}{1+e^\frac{1}{x}} \to 0$.
\end{itemize}