Weierstrass function

English

Etymology

Discovered by Karl Weierstrass.

Noun

Weierstrass function (plural Weierstrass functions)

Plot of Weierstrass function over the interval [−2, 2]. Like other fractals, the function exhibits self-similarity: every zoom (red circle) is similar to the global plot.

1. (mathematics) A real-valued function that is continuous everywhere but differentiable nowhere.

See also

• fractal