Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Definition
Differentiability refers to the property of a function where it has a derivative at every point in its domain. In other words, the function is smooth and has a well-defined slope at each point.
Continuity means that a function is unbroken and has no gaps or jumps. It implies that the function can be drawn without lifting your pen from the paper.
Derivatives are measures of how fast a function is changing at any given point. They represent the slope of the tangent line to the graph of a function at that point.
Limits describe what happens to a function as it approaches a certain value or goes towards infinity. They help determine continuity and differentiability by examining behavior around specific points.