👉 In mathematics, a coercive function is one that can be made non-increasing by a small enough amount. This means that if you increase the value of a parameter (like $x$ in this case) by an infinitesimal amount without changing the overall behavior of the function, it will eventually return to its original value. For example, consider the function f(x) = x^2 - 3x + 5. If we want to make f(x) non-increasing by a
