Question 22849: A Continuous CDF May Have Flat Intervals

Original question and givens

Use strictly increasing knots=[-25, 0, 25], aligned exact values=[0, 24/25, 1], linear interpolation between knots, constant0 to the left and constant1 to the right. Knot values must be nondecreasing from0 to1. This declares a whole continuous CDF, not just finite samples; flat intervals are allowed. Give (knots, values, continuous, nondecreasing, right_continuous, endpoint_limits_0_1, certificate).

• G001 — Use strictly increasing knots=[-25, 0, 25], aligned exact values=[0, 24/25, 1], linear interpolation between knots, constant0 to the left and constant1 to the right. Knot values must be nondecreasing from0 to1. This declares a whole continuous CDF, not just finite samples; flat intervals are allowed. Give (knots, values, continuous, nondecreasing, right_continuous, endpoint_limits_0_1, certificate).

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

• mko-continuous-real-distribution-function

Step-by-step derivation

source operation=contcdf-piecewise-linear-qualification;original snapshot and mathematics retained

explicit ordered source output fields=[knots, values, continuous, nondecreasing, right_continuous, endpoint_limits_0_1, certificate]

CDF segment0 positive knot width := sub(0, -25)

CDF segment0 positive knot width = 25

CDF segment0 nonnegative value increment := sub(24/25, 0)

CDF segment0 nonnegative value increment = 24/25

CDF segment0 exact nonnegative slope := div(24/25, 25)

CDF segment0 exact nonnegative slope = 24/625

CDF segment1 positive knot width := sub(25, 0)

CDF segment1 positive knot width = 25

CDF segment1 nonnegative value increment := sub(1, 24/25)

CDF segment1 nonnegative value increment = 1/25

CDF segment1 exact nonnegative slope := div(1/25, 25)

CDF segment1 exact nonnegative slope = 1/625

ORIGINAL strictly increasing knots=[-25, 0, 25];aligned exact nondecreasing values=[0, 24/25, 1];ALL [width,height,slope] rows=[[25, 24/25, 24/625], [25, 1/25, 1/625]]

declare linear interpolation on EVERY segment,constant0 left and1 right;shared knot values make joins continuous;all slopes>=0 allow flats;continuous implies right-continuous and endpoints give limits0/1

Reverse checks

• S008 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute CDF segment1 exact nonnegative slope with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute CDF segment1 nonnegative value increment with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute CDF segment1 positive knot width with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute CDF segment0 exact nonnegative slope with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute CDF segment0 nonnegative value increment with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute CDF segment0 positive knot width with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

([-25, 0, 25], [0, 24/25, 1], Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, linear_interpolation_is_continuous_and_flat_intervals_are_allowed)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

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Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.