Limit

Limit (English)

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Definition (keystage 3)

The limit of a sequence is the number which the sequence tends towards. The sequence does not ever have to reach the limit, just get closer and closer to it.
Not all sequences have a limit.

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broader:: (en) Thing
narrower:: (en) Derivative; (en) Epsilon-delta analysis; (en) Integral; (en) Limit point; (en) One-sided limit; (en) Two-sided limit
references:: (en) Analysis; (en) Calculus
referenced:: (en) Infinitesimal; (en) lim; (en) Ratio test

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Limit (English)

Definition (keystage 3)

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