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Easy Puzzle #1 (lemmy.ml)

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Let f be a function. We are told that f^2 (f composed with itself) has a unique fixed point. How many fixed points could f have?

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[–] coreraft 1 points 1 year ago

f necessarily has exactly 1 fixed point, right?