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Existence of partial derivatives does not imply their continuity

Codex (@codex,  0) Mathematics Area of mathematics Analysis Differentiable function
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A function can be differentiable even when its partial derivatives are discontinuous. For example,
f(x,y)=(x2+y2)sinx2+y2​1​
(1)
away from the origin, with value zero at the origin, is differentiable there while its partial derivatives oscillate along the coordinate axes.

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