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Function series

Mathematical series

In calculus, a function series is a series where each of its terms is a function, not just a real or complex number.

01Examples

02Convergence

There exist many types of convergence for a function series, such as uniform convergence, pointwise convergence, and convergence almost everywhere. Each type of convergence corresponds to a different metric for the space of functions that are added together in the series, and thus a different type of limit.

The Weierstrass M-test is a useful result in studying convergence of function series.

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