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limit(of a function)

Mathematics

Informally, the limit, if it exists, of a real function f(x) as x tends to a is a number l with the property that, as x gets closer to a, f(x) gets closer to l. This is written

$lim_{x \to a} f (x) = l .$

It is important to realize that this limit may not equal f(a); indeed, f(a) may not necessarily be defined.

More precisely, f(x) tends to l as x tends to a, written f(x) → l, as x → a, if, given any ε‎ > 0 (however small), there exists δ‎ > 0 (which may depend on ε‎) such that, for all x, except possibly a itself, lying between a−δ‎ and a + δ‎, f (x) lies between l−ε‎ and l + ε‎.

Notice that a itself may not be in the domain of f. For example, let f be the function defined by

$f (x) = \frac{sin x}{x} (x \neq 0) .$

Then 0 is not in the domain of f, but it can be shown that

$lim_{x \to 0} \frac{sin x}{x} = 1.$

If a is in the domain of f, the f is continuous (see continuous function) at a if the limit of f at a is f(a).

In the above, l is a real number. We write f(x) → ∞ as x → a if, given any K (however large), there is a positive number δ‎ (which may depend on K) such that, for all x, except possibly a itself, lying between a−δ‎ and a + δ‎, f(x) is greater than K. For example, 1/x² → ∞ as x → 0. There is a similar definition for f(x) →−∞ as x → a.

If f:M → N is a function between metric spaces, we write that f has limit l if given any ε‎ > 0, there exists δ‎ > 0 such that whenever 0<d_M(x,a)<δ‎, then d_N(f(x),l) < ε‎.

See algebra of limits.

单词	limit(of a function)
释义	limit(of a function) Mathematics Informally, the limit, if it exists, of a real function f(x) as x tends to a is a number l with the property that, as x gets closer to a, f(x) gets closer to l. This is written $lim_{x \to a} f (x) = l .$ It is important to realize that this limit may not equal f(a); indeed, f(a) may not necessarily be defined. More precisely, f(x) tends to l as x tends to a, written f(x) → l, as x → a, if, given any ε‎ > 0 (however small), there exists δ‎ > 0 (which may depend on ε‎) such that, for all x, except possibly a itself, lying between a−δ‎ and a + δ‎, f (x) lies between l−ε‎ and l + ε‎. Notice that a itself may not be in the domain of f. For example, let f be the function defined by $f (x) = \frac{sin x}{x} (x \neq 0) .$ Then 0 is not in the domain of f, but it can be shown that $lim_{x \to 0} \frac{sin x}{x} = 1.$ If a is in the domain of f, the f is continuous (see continuous function) at a if the limit of f at a is f(a). In the above, l is a real number. We write f(x) → ∞ as x → a if, given any K (however large), there is a positive number δ‎ (which may depend on K) such that, for all x, except possibly a itself, lying between a−δ‎ and a + δ‎, f(x) is greater than K. For example, 1/x² → ∞ as x → 0. There is a similar definition for f(x) →−∞ as x → a. If f:M → N is a function between metric spaces, we write that f has limit l if given any ε‎ > 0, there exists δ‎ > 0 such that whenever 0<d_M(x,a)<δ‎, then d_N(f(x),l) < ε‎. See algebra of limits.
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