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A new proof of the approximate convexity of the Takagi function

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The generalized convexity of the Takagi function was proved by Z. Boros [7]. We give an another proof of this result, which is more transparent.

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This research has been supported by the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) Grant NK111651.

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Makó, J. A new proof of the approximate convexity of the Takagi function. Acta Math. Hungar. 151, 456–461 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10474-017-0695-5

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