Definition:Continuous Real Function

Continuity on an Interval
Where $A$ is a real interval, it is considered as a specific example of continuity on a subset of the domain.

Informal Definition
The concept of continuity makes precise the intuitive notion that a function has no "jumps" or "holes" at a given point.

Loosely speaking, a real function is continuous at a point if the graph of the function does not have a "break" at the point.

Also see

 * Definition:Semicontinuous Real Function

Generalizations

 * Definition:Continuous Mapping (Metric Space): Note that the definition for continuity at a point as given here is the same as that for a metric space, where the usual metric is taken on the real number line.
 * Definition:Continuous Mapping (Topology)