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I have a little confusion here. I have seen the following several times and seem to be a bit confused as to differentiating them.



Let $E$ be a non-empty subset of $Bbb{R}$. A sequence of functions ${f_n}_{nin Bbb{N}},$ converges pointwise to $f$ on $E$ if and only if begin{align}f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E.end{align}



On the other hand ${f_n}_{nin Bbb{N}},$ converges uniformly to $f$ on $E$ if and only if begin{align}f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E.end{align}



QUESTION:



Why is $f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E,$ is used for both uniform and pointwise convergence or I'm I missing something important? Can't we distinguish them?






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    Please refer to the original definition, not the altered version. In your post, these are identical.
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I have a little confusion here. I have seen the following several times and seem to be a bit confused as to differentiating them.



Let $E$ be a non-empty subset of $Bbb{R}$. A sequence of functions ${f_n}_{nin Bbb{N}},$ converges pointwise to $f$ on $E$ if and only if begin{align}f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E.end{align}



On the other hand ${f_n}_{nin Bbb{N}},$ converges uniformly to $f$ on $E$ if and only if begin{align}f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E.end{align}



QUESTION:



Why is $f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E,$ is used for both uniform and pointwise convergence or I'm I missing something important? Can't we distinguish them?






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    Please refer to the original definition, not the altered version. In your post, these are identical.
    – xbh
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I have a little confusion here. I have seen the following several times and seem to be a bit confused as to differentiating them.



Let $E$ be a non-empty subset of $Bbb{R}$. A sequence of functions ${f_n}_{nin Bbb{N}},$ converges pointwise to $f$ on $E$ if and only if begin{align}f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E.end{align}



On the other hand ${f_n}_{nin Bbb{N}},$ converges uniformly to $f$ on $E$ if and only if begin{align}f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E.end{align}



QUESTION:



Why is $f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E,$ is used for both uniform and pointwise convergence or I'm I missing something important? Can't we distinguish them?






real-analysis analysis definition uniform-convergence pointwise-convergence







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I have a little confusion here. I have seen the following several times and seem to be a bit confused as to differentiating them.



Let $E$ be a non-empty subset of $Bbb{R}$. A sequence of functions ${f_n}_{nin Bbb{N}},$ converges pointwise to $f$ on $E$ if and only if begin{align}f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E.end{align}



On the other hand ${f_n}_{nin Bbb{N}},$ converges uniformly to $f$ on $E$ if and only if begin{align}f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E.end{align}



QUESTION:



Why is $f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E,$ is used for both uniform and pointwise convergence or I'm I missing something important? Can't we distinguish them?






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    Please refer to the original definition, not the altered version. In your post, these are identical.
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    Please refer to the original definition, not the altered version. In your post, these are identical.
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Please refer to the original definition, not the altered version. In your post, these are identical.
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$f_n$ converges pointwise means for every $c>0$ for every $x$, there exists $N(x)$ such that $n>N(x)$ implies that $|f_n(x)-f(x)|<c$



$f_n$ converges uniformly means that for every $c>0$ there exists $N$ such that for every $x$, $n>N$ implies that $|f_n(x)-f(x)|<c$.



In the simply convergence, $N(x)$ depends of $x$ but for uniformly convergence one $N$ is chosen for every $x$.






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  • (+1) I already know this but want to know why $f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E,$ is used for both uniform and pointwise convergence.
    – Mike
    1 hour ago










  • If $f_n$ converges uniformly, it convergence pointwise, so we can write $f_n(x)rightarrow f(x)$ for the both case. The difference is that for uniform convergence, if you draw the picture, you will see that the distance between the graph of $f_n$ and $f$ tends to $0$, this is not necessarily true for simply convergence.
    – Tsemo Aristide
    1 hour ago










  • That's so true.
    – Mike
    1 hour ago










  • Kindly check your post. Do you mean $f_n(n)=0$ or $f_n(x)=0$?
    – Mike
    1 hour ago












  • $f_n(n)=1, f_n(x)=0$ if $xneq n$
    – Tsemo Aristide
    1 hour ago





















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Uniform convergence is actually $mathcal L^infty$ convergence, i.e.
$$
f_n rightrightarrows f [x in E]!! iff !! sup_{x in E} vert f_n - fvert(x) to 0[n to infty].
$$
This is strictly stronger than pointwise convergence.



Alternatively, uniform convergence implies pointwise convergence, so $f_n to f$ in both cases.






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  • Essential supremum and supremum coincide in the context of continuous functions. Pointwise convergence does imply uniform convergence in some particular context such as that of a sequence of $l$-Lipschitz functions where $l in mathbb R$.
    – Matt A Pelto
    11 mins ago











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$f_n$ converges pointwise means for every $c>0$ for every $x$, there exists $N(x)$ such that $n>N(x)$ implies that $|f_n(x)-f(x)|<c$



$f_n$ converges uniformly means that for every $c>0$ there exists $N$ such that for every $x$, $n>N$ implies that $|f_n(x)-f(x)|<c$.



In the simply convergence, $N(x)$ depends of $x$ but for uniformly convergence one $N$ is chosen for every $x$.






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  • (+1) I already know this but want to know why $f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E,$ is used for both uniform and pointwise convergence.
    – Mike
    1 hour ago










  • If $f_n$ converges uniformly, it convergence pointwise, so we can write $f_n(x)rightarrow f(x)$ for the both case. The difference is that for uniform convergence, if you draw the picture, you will see that the distance between the graph of $f_n$ and $f$ tends to $0$, this is not necessarily true for simply convergence.
    – Tsemo Aristide
    1 hour ago










  • That's so true.
    – Mike
    1 hour ago










  • Kindly check your post. Do you mean $f_n(n)=0$ or $f_n(x)=0$?
    – Mike
    1 hour ago












  • $f_n(n)=1, f_n(x)=0$ if $xneq n$
    – Tsemo Aristide
    1 hour ago


















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$f_n$ converges pointwise means for every $c>0$ for every $x$, there exists $N(x)$ such that $n>N(x)$ implies that $|f_n(x)-f(x)|<c$



$f_n$ converges uniformly means that for every $c>0$ there exists $N$ such that for every $x$, $n>N$ implies that $|f_n(x)-f(x)|<c$.



In the simply convergence, $N(x)$ depends of $x$ but for uniformly convergence one $N$ is chosen for every $x$.






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  • (+1) I already know this but want to know why $f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E,$ is used for both uniform and pointwise convergence.
    – Mike
    1 hour ago










  • If $f_n$ converges uniformly, it convergence pointwise, so we can write $f_n(x)rightarrow f(x)$ for the both case. The difference is that for uniform convergence, if you draw the picture, you will see that the distance between the graph of $f_n$ and $f$ tends to $0$, this is not necessarily true for simply convergence.
    – Tsemo Aristide
    1 hour ago










  • That's so true.
    – Mike
    1 hour ago










  • Kindly check your post. Do you mean $f_n(n)=0$ or $f_n(x)=0$?
    – Mike
    1 hour ago












  • $f_n(n)=1, f_n(x)=0$ if $xneq n$
    – Tsemo Aristide
    1 hour ago
















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$f_n$ converges pointwise means for every $c>0$ for every $x$, there exists $N(x)$ such that $n>N(x)$ implies that $|f_n(x)-f(x)|<c$



$f_n$ converges uniformly means that for every $c>0$ there exists $N$ such that for every $x$, $n>N$ implies that $|f_n(x)-f(x)|<c$.



In the simply convergence, $N(x)$ depends of $x$ but for uniformly convergence one $N$ is chosen for every $x$.






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$f_n$ converges pointwise means for every $c>0$ for every $x$, there exists $N(x)$ such that $n>N(x)$ implies that $|f_n(x)-f(x)|<c$



$f_n$ converges uniformly means that for every $c>0$ there exists $N$ such that for every $x$, $n>N$ implies that $|f_n(x)-f(x)|<c$.



In the simply convergence, $N(x)$ depends of $x$ but for uniformly convergence one $N$ is chosen for every $x$.







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  • (+1) I already know this but want to know why $f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E,$ is used for both uniform and pointwise convergence.
    – Mike
    1 hour ago










  • If $f_n$ converges uniformly, it convergence pointwise, so we can write $f_n(x)rightarrow f(x)$ for the both case. The difference is that for uniform convergence, if you draw the picture, you will see that the distance between the graph of $f_n$ and $f$ tends to $0$, this is not necessarily true for simply convergence.
    – Tsemo Aristide
    1 hour ago










  • That's so true.
    – Mike
    1 hour ago










  • Kindly check your post. Do you mean $f_n(n)=0$ or $f_n(x)=0$?
    – Mike
    1 hour ago












  • $f_n(n)=1, f_n(x)=0$ if $xneq n$
    – Tsemo Aristide
    1 hour ago




















  • (+1) I already know this but want to know why $f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E,$ is used for both uniform and pointwise convergence.
    – Mike
    1 hour ago










  • If $f_n$ converges uniformly, it convergence pointwise, so we can write $f_n(x)rightarrow f(x)$ for the both case. The difference is that for uniform convergence, if you draw the picture, you will see that the distance between the graph of $f_n$ and $f$ tends to $0$, this is not necessarily true for simply convergence.
    – Tsemo Aristide
    1 hour ago










  • That's so true.
    – Mike
    1 hour ago










  • Kindly check your post. Do you mean $f_n(n)=0$ or $f_n(x)=0$?
    – Mike
    1 hour ago












  • $f_n(n)=1, f_n(x)=0$ if $xneq n$
    – Tsemo Aristide
    1 hour ago


















(+1) I already know this but want to know why $f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E,$ is used for both uniform and pointwise convergence.
– Mike
1 hour ago




(+1) I already know this but want to know why $f_n(x)to f(x),;forall,xin E,$ is used for both uniform and pointwise convergence.
– Mike
1 hour ago












If $f_n$ converges uniformly, it convergence pointwise, so we can write $f_n(x)rightarrow f(x)$ for the both case. The difference is that for uniform convergence, if you draw the picture, you will see that the distance between the graph of $f_n$ and $f$ tends to $0$, this is not necessarily true for simply convergence.
– Tsemo Aristide
1 hour ago




If $f_n$ converges uniformly, it convergence pointwise, so we can write $f_n(x)rightarrow f(x)$ for the both case. The difference is that for uniform convergence, if you draw the picture, you will see that the distance between the graph of $f_n$ and $f$ tends to $0$, this is not necessarily true for simply convergence.
– Tsemo Aristide
1 hour ago












That's so true.
– Mike
1 hour ago




That's so true.
– Mike
1 hour ago












Kindly check your post. Do you mean $f_n(n)=0$ or $f_n(x)=0$?
– Mike
1 hour ago






Kindly check your post. Do you mean $f_n(n)=0$ or $f_n(x)=0$?
– Mike
1 hour ago














$f_n(n)=1, f_n(x)=0$ if $xneq n$
– Tsemo Aristide
1 hour ago






$f_n(n)=1, f_n(x)=0$ if $xneq n$
– Tsemo Aristide
1 hour ago













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Uniform convergence is actually $mathcal L^infty$ convergence, i.e.
$$
f_n rightrightarrows f [x in E]!! iff !! sup_{x in E} vert f_n - fvert(x) to 0[n to infty].
$$
This is strictly stronger than pointwise convergence.



Alternatively, uniform convergence implies pointwise convergence, so $f_n to f$ in both cases.






share|cite|improve this answer





















  • Essential supremum and supremum coincide in the context of continuous functions. Pointwise convergence does imply uniform convergence in some particular context such as that of a sequence of $l$-Lipschitz functions where $l in mathbb R$.
    – Matt A Pelto
    11 mins ago
















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Uniform convergence is actually $mathcal L^infty$ convergence, i.e.
$$
f_n rightrightarrows f [x in E]!! iff !! sup_{x in E} vert f_n - fvert(x) to 0[n to infty].
$$
This is strictly stronger than pointwise convergence.



Alternatively, uniform convergence implies pointwise convergence, so $f_n to f$ in both cases.






share|cite|improve this answer





















  • Essential supremum and supremum coincide in the context of continuous functions. Pointwise convergence does imply uniform convergence in some particular context such as that of a sequence of $l$-Lipschitz functions where $l in mathbb R$.
    – Matt A Pelto
    11 mins ago














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Uniform convergence is actually $mathcal L^infty$ convergence, i.e.
$$
f_n rightrightarrows f [x in E]!! iff !! sup_{x in E} vert f_n - fvert(x) to 0[n to infty].
$$
This is strictly stronger than pointwise convergence.



Alternatively, uniform convergence implies pointwise convergence, so $f_n to f$ in both cases.






share|cite|improve this answer












Uniform convergence is actually $mathcal L^infty$ convergence, i.e.
$$
f_n rightrightarrows f [x in E]!! iff !! sup_{x in E} vert f_n - fvert(x) to 0[n to infty].
$$
This is strictly stronger than pointwise convergence.



Alternatively, uniform convergence implies pointwise convergence, so $f_n to f$ in both cases.







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  • Essential supremum and supremum coincide in the context of continuous functions. Pointwise convergence does imply uniform convergence in some particular context such as that of a sequence of $l$-Lipschitz functions where $l in mathbb R$.
    – Matt A Pelto
    11 mins ago


















  • Essential supremum and supremum coincide in the context of continuous functions. Pointwise convergence does imply uniform convergence in some particular context such as that of a sequence of $l$-Lipschitz functions where $l in mathbb R$.
    – Matt A Pelto
    11 mins ago
















Essential supremum and supremum coincide in the context of continuous functions. Pointwise convergence does imply uniform convergence in some particular context such as that of a sequence of $l$-Lipschitz functions where $l in mathbb R$.
– Matt A Pelto
11 mins ago




Essential supremum and supremum coincide in the context of continuous functions. Pointwise convergence does imply uniform convergence in some particular context such as that of a sequence of $l$-Lipschitz functions where $l in mathbb R$.
– Matt A Pelto
11 mins ago


















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