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What is Piecewise linearity?

Hi, Could some one please help me out by giving a definition of Piecewise linearity?
Reply 1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piecewise_linear_function

Is this ok?
Original post by chris238973
Hi, Could some one please help me out by giving a definition of Piecewise linearity?
Reply 2
thanks, this is great, but I still can not see what it is...
Reply 3
What don't you understand?
Its a function which is linear on each interval the X space is split up into.
Original post by chris238973
thanks, this is great, but I still can not see what it is...
Reply 4
but what is the X space? the x-axis?
Original post by mqb2766
What don't you understand?
Its a function which is linear on each interval the X space is split up into.
Reply 5
Original post by mqb2766
What don't you understand?
Its a function which is linear on each interval the X space is split up into.

but what is the X space? the x-axis?
Reply 6
Yes.
Original post by chris238973
but what is the X space? the x-axis?
Reply 7
Original post by mqb2766
Yes.


ah. okay, thanks!

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