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Distributions form a class of objects that contains the continuous functions as a subset. Conversely, every distribution can be approximated by infinitely differentiable functions, and for that reason one also uses the term “generalized functions” instead of distributions. Even so, not every distribution is a function.
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Duistermaat, J.J., Kolk, J.A.C. (2010). Motivation. In: Distributions. Cornerstones. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4675-2_1
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