Even and odd functions: Difference between revisions

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The denomination '''even''' is due to the fact that the Taylor series of an even function includes only even powers.

Examples of even functions are ''x''<mathsup>x^2''n''</mathsup> andwhere ''n'' is any non-negative integer, <math>cos(x)</math> <math>cosh(x)</math>, and the [[absolute value]].

The double [[derivative]] of any even function is an even function.