limit
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- noun
- /ˈlɪmɪt/
- Specialized
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límite
- To determine the limit of the sequence, we apply various mathematical techniques.
- confidence limit
- upper limit
- 95% confidence limits
Here are some common function types where the limit does not exist.
- Here are some common function types where the limit does not exist.
- And surprise surprise, that limit also defines the derivative.
- There might have been some X value here, but the limit is always AY value.
Examples
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Contestants, please find the limit of this expression.
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Here are some common function types where the limit does not exist.
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So this is read as the limit of F of X.
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What does it do in the limit where Z is large?
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So now we have two equations where we know that the limit needs to exist.
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Okay, we've reached the time limit on this, Walter.
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You see, Sue, there's a limit to the speed at which air itself can move.
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Future studies should attempt to confirm our results and investigate the limits of the reliability of couple-based reporting.
Academic text (1999) -
The traditional approach to tort reform involves imposing some limit on damages.
Academic text (2011) -
In calculus, we often analyze the limit of a function as it approaches infinity.
Synonyms
A value that a function gets closer to as the input goes to a point or to infinity
A value that a function or sequence gets closer to as the input increases
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
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A line three miles from a country's coast that marks the sea it controls
- Specialized
A value that a function gets closer to as the input goes to a point or to infinity
- Specialized
An instruction that starts when a set price is reached and then trades only at a set price or better
Surface Forms
Etymology
Limit comes from the Latin limes, meaning 'edge' or 'boundary'. In math, a limit is the value a function moves toward as you get very close to a point, so it is like the number at the edge of the function's behavior.