It is also possible to think in the opposite direction, which allows more flexibility. Say <math>F(x)</math> is a function that satisfies all but the last of the properties above, then <math>F</math> represents the cumulative density function for some random variable: a discrete random variable if <math>F</math> is a step function, and a continuous random variable otherwise.<ref>See Theorem 2.1 of {{harvp|Vapnik|1998}}, or [[Lebesgue's decomposition theorem]]. The section [[#Delta-function_representation]] may also be of interest.</ref> This allows for continuous distributions that has a cumulative density function, but not a probability density function, such as the [[Cantor distribution]]. | It is also possible to think in the opposite direction, which allows more flexibility. Say <math>F(x)</math> is a function that satisfies all but the last of the properties above, then <math>F</math> represents the cumulative density function for some random variable: a discrete random variable if <math>F</math> is a step function, and a continuous random variable otherwise.<ref>See Theorem 2.1 of {{harvp|Vapnik|1998}}, or [[Lebesgue's decomposition theorem]]. The section [[#Delta-function_representation]] may also be of interest.</ref> This allows for continuous distributions that has a cumulative density function, but not a probability density function, such as the [[Cantor distribution]]. |