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Strictly decreasing function (x<y⟹f(x)>f(y))

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A real-valued function f:D→R is a strictly decreasing function if every pair x<y in its domain of a function satisfies f(x)>f(y). It is a nonincreasing function and is injective, with a strictly decreasing inverse function on its image of a function. Negating a strictly increasing function gives a strictly decreasing function: f(x)=−x3 is an example on the real line, even though its derivative vanishes at zero. Equal outputs are forbidden, unlike for a general nonincreasing function.

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