On 3/10/2010 2:01 PM, Michael Deckers wrote:
"piecewise linear" is not "linear" -- it is a mathematical way
to say "faux linear"
Not even.
A piecewise function is a function that is defined on a sequence of
intervals.
A piecewise linear function is a piecewise function whose pieces are
linear.
Nothing more; nothing less.
E.g., a triangle or square wave can be defined as a PLF.
-ch
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