Monotonicity on intervals #
In this file we prove that a function is (strictly) monotone (or antitone) on a linear order α
provided that it is (strictly) monotone on (-∞, a] and on [a, +∞). This is a special case
of a more general statement where one deduces monotonicity on a union from monotonicity on each
set.
If f is strictly monotone both on s and t, with s to the left of t and the center
point belonging to both s and t, then f is strictly monotone on s ∪ t
If f is strictly monotone both on (-∞, a] and [a, ∞), then it is strictly monotone on the
whole line.
If f is strictly antitone both on s and t, with s to the left of t and the center
point belonging to both s and t, then f is strictly antitone on s ∪ t
If f is strictly antitone both on (-∞, a] and [a, ∞), then it is strictly antitone on the
whole line.
If f is monotone both on s and t, with s to the left of t and the center
point belonging to both s and t, then f is monotone on s ∪ t
If f is monotone both on (-∞, a] and [a, ∞), then it is monotone on the whole line.
If f is antitone both on s and t, with s to the left of t and the center
point belonging to both s and t, then f is antitone on s ∪ t
If f is antitone both on (-∞, a] and [a, ∞), then it is antitone on the whole line.