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There are some misleading sentences in this article. > The C stands for continuity and the superscript zero means the curves on the embedded surface have no de
by ubavic 5y ago
There are some misleading sentences in this article.
> The C stands for continuity and the superscript zero means the curves on the embedded surface have no derivatives, not even a first.
This is not exactly true. C maps maybe have higher derivatives and maybe they don’t. Certainly, C isn’t a class of only continuous mappings that don’t have the first derivative.
Also, the example with the letter U is bad (it tries to make a point, and it fails in doing so). A U-shaped curve can be perfectly smooth at all points. It would be “problematic” if we, for example, made the letter U by “glueing” a part of the circle and two segments.