The discussion centers on the nature of functionals as functions of infinite Taylor coefficients of variable functions. Participants argue that functionals can be viewed as standard functions mapping sets of real numbers to other sets of real numbers. However, they highlight that not all variable functions possess a Taylor expansion, particularly in cases involving discontinuous functions or those lacking derivatives, as illustrated by examples from L2 spaces.
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HomogenousCow said:If we think of a functional as a function of the infinite number of taylor coefficients of the variable function, aren't they then just normal functions, a map between a set of reals to another set of reals.