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Differentiability does not imply continuous derivatives

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The function f(x)=x2sin(1/x2) for x=0, extended by f(0)=0, is differentiable everywhere. At zero its derivative is zero by the difference quotient, while away from zero f′(x)=2xsin(1/x2)−2x−1cos(1/x2) is unbounded near zero. Differentiability of a function is therefore weaker than continuity of its derivative.

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