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How do I plot the following multi case function in wolfram or geogebra?

$$ \begin{eqnarray*} f(x) = \begin{cases} 1, &\text{if }x \text{ is an integer}, \\ 0, &\text{if }x \text{ is not an integer}. \end{cases} \end{eqnarray*} $$

The graph would be dots and underscores?

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    $\begingroup$ Here's a piecewise defined function (but the graph isn't what you want -- I'd like to know how to do that as well): "Piecewise[{{1, x == Floor[x]}}, 0]" Link: wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Piecewise[{{1%2C+x+%3D%3D+Floor[x]}}%2C+0] $\endgroup$
    – Bill Cook
    Oct 18, 2011 at 13:26

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I can't quite do that with a nice picture, but the reverse works more or less with ceiling(x)-floor(x) and looks like

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  • $\begingroup$ I am amused that Alpha claims a numercal root at $x=1.1$ $\endgroup$
    – Ross Millikan
    Oct 17, 2011 at 20:54
  • $\begingroup$ This is supposed to be equivalent, but somehow the expected gaps don't show up... $\endgroup$
    – J. M. ain't a mathematician
    Oct 17, 2011 at 23:48

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