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 | | For example, the exponential function is evidentlysmooth because the derivative of the exponential function is the exponential function itself. |
 | | smooth functions with given closed support are used in the construction ofsmooth partitions of unity (see topologyglossary for partition of unity); these are essential in the study of smooth manifolds, for example to show that Riemannian metrics can be defined globally starting from their local existence. |
 | | Given a number of overlapping intervals on the line, bump functions can be constructed on each of them, and on semi-infiniteintervals (-∞, c] and [d,+∞) to cover the whole line, such that the sum of the functions is always1. |
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