Is the solution of every differential equation CONTINUOUS in it's given domain?

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I am a first reader of Differential Equation. I was solving a differential equation whose solution is $|f(x)|= c$. Now my question is can I write that the solution is $f(x)= k$. If $f(x)$ is continuous then I can remove the mod.

But I am not sure whether the function $f(x)$ is continuous or not. (Here $c$ and $k$ are constants)

So that's why my question is the following. Is the solution of every differential equation CONTINUOUS in it's given domain?

Can anyone please help me to understand this?

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As you know a differentiable function in continuous.

A solution to a differential equation $y'= f(x,y)$ is a function $y=y(x)$ which satisfy $$ y'(x) = f(x,y(x))$$

That is the solution $y=y(x)$ is necessarily differentiable and its derivative satisfies $$ y'(x) = f(x,y(x))$$

In your example of |f(x)|=c, you need an initial condition to make a decision about f(x)=c or f(x)=-c but in either case your function should be continuous on the given domain.