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Why do we consider potential energy function $U(x)$ differentiable?

Recently when skimming through my physics-text I encountered an interesting definition of Force $$F(x) = -\frac{\mathrm dU(x)}{\mathrm dx}$$ We were taught that some functions are continuous but not ...
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