Functional derivatives

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A functional derivative using the delta function with intergral limits of +-1.
##\frac {\delta I[f]} {\delta f(x_o)} = \int_a ^b \delta(x-x_o) \, dx## with a=-1 and b=+1

## -1 \leq x_o \leq +1 ## vs ## -1 \lt x_o \lt +1 ##, 0 otherwise. Which is correct and does it matter when doing integration by parts?
 
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I could not get the Latex Preview to work until now. This is more like what I intended.
 

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