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We give a short proof for the theorem that the graph of additive functions is either connected or totally disconnected.

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  1. Institute of Mathematics, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

    László Székelyhidi

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana

    László Székelyhidi

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Dedicated to Prof. Roman Ger on his 70th birthday

The research was supported by the Hungarian National Foundation for Scientific Research (OTKA), Grant No. K111651.

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Székelyhidi, L. Remark on the graph of additive functions. Aequat. Math. 90, 7–9 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00010-015-0368-9

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