On some classes of continuous functions (Q1096733)

Let \(N\) be a positive integer and \(E\) a set. A function \(f\) is said to be \(E(N)\) on \(E\) if for any \(S\subset E\) of zero Lebesgue measure and each \(\varepsilon >0,\) there are rectangles \(D_{kn}=I_ k\times J_{kn},\quad n=1,...,N,\) with the following properties: The intervals \(\{I_ k\}^{\infty}_{k=1}\) are nonoverlapping, \(S\subset \cup I_ k,\sum_{n,k}(\text{diam}\;D_{kn})<\varepsilon\) and \(\{D_{kn}\}\) is a covering of the graph of \(f\) restricted to \(S\). The author shows that for any positive integer \(N\) there is a continuous function which satisfies \(E(N+1)\) on a perfect set and which is \(E(N)\) on no portion of this set. This result has certain consequences.