Takagi function

The Takagi function (also called the blancmange function) is defined by $$\mathrm{takagi}(x)=\displaystyle\sum_{k=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{\mathrm{dist}_{\mathbb{Z}}(2^n x)}{2^n},$$ where $\mathrm{dist}_{\mathbb{Z}}$ denotes the distance to integers function.

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  Graph of $\mathrm{takagi}$ on $[0,1]$.

Properties

Takagi function is continuous
Takagi function is nowhere differentiable

See Also

van der Waerden function

References

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Continuous nowhere differentiable functions

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Darboux function

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Faber F1

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Faber F2

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Takagi

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van der Waerden