Under which set of conditions a function could have just one local minimizer?

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Would be enough to demonstrate that:

$f$ is continuous (1)

$∇f = 0$ at that given point - $ x^* $ (2)

$H(f) = 0 $ at that given point - $ x^* $ (3)

in order to make the case that a particular function $ f $ has only one local minimizer $ x^* $

If yes, why is this the case? What if we consider f a non-continous function then how this would change the situation?