Notice that for x∈/Z, we have
f′(x)=h→0limhf(x+h)−f(x)=h→0limh⌊x+h⌋−⌊x⌋=hx−x=0.For x∈Z, we have
h→0−limhf(x+h)−f(x)=h→0−limh⌊x+h⌋−⌊x⌋=h→0−limhx−1−x=h→0−limh−1.Hence, the left hand derivative does not exist for x∈Z. Consequently, the derivative does not exist for x∈Z.