Lipschitz

English

Etymology

Named after Rudolf Lipschitz.

Adjective

Lipschitz (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics) (Of a real-valued real function f) Such that there exists a constant K such that whenever x_1 and x_2 are in the domain of f, |f(x_1)-f(x_2)|\leq K|x_1-x_2|.

Derived terms

  • Lipschitz condition
  • Lipschitz constant
  • Lipschitz continuity
  • Lipschitz continuous

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