Piecewise functions: Got an example of a real world piecewise function?

I always thought the horizontal distance from a wall to an object is a good example of a piecewise continuous function (of the height):

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Here the various red lines show the various distances and the green line marks the point of discontinuity.


Computing income taxes in a bracketed system.


Cab fares are a piecewise constant function of distance travelled.

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