What is the Epsilon-Delta Proof for Continuity?

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i have a couple of questions to anser and they start 'Give epsilon - delta proofs that the following functions are continuous at the indicated points.'

im guessing its not going to be too hard but what is the name of this epsilon - delta proof so i can search for and learn about it.


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It is just one of the definitions of Continuity.

A fuction f is continuous at Xo if

For each \epsilon > 0 there exists \delta such that

|X-Xo|<\delta Implies |f(X)-f(Xo)|<\epsilon

For all X,Xo belonging to Domain of f
 
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