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Dirichlet function

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The indicator of the rational numbers is not Riemann integrable on a nondegenerate interval: every subinterval contains both rational and irrational points, so its lower sum is zero and its upper sum is the interval length.

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The Dirichlet function is a classic example of a function that is used in real analysis to illustrate concepts of continuity and differentiability.
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