I've just got this general rule for the nth order derivative of a function to exist:
A function f(x) is differentiable n times only if:
limh→0+∑nr=0(−1)r⋅(nr)⋅f(x−(n−r)h)(−h)n=limh→0+∑nr=0(−1)r⋅(nr)⋅f(x+(n−r)h)hn
Please not that h itself is assumed to be positive in both the limits. That's why I've written that h→0+ in both. I call the LHS the Left-hand nth derivative and the RHS, the right hand nth order derivative.
Have I got this result correct or Can counter-examples be given against it (examples in which the nth order derivative of a function does not exist but still these two limits are equal or examples in which the nth derivative of a function exists but these two limits are unequal)?
EDIT: Here, x can be replaced by c to check the differentiability at a particular point x=c.
UPDATE: After the answer by mjqxxxx, I guess that the requirement is that the first n−1 derivatives should exist, only then the formula can be used.
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