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Limit
VocabularyA limit describes the value a quantity approaches under a specified process.
Explanation or usage
The process and domain must be stated, such as a sequence as its index increases without bound. A limit can equal a value that no individual finite term reaches. It is different from stopping the process at a particular finite stage.
Common misunderstandings
A limit must equal one of the finite terms in its sequence.
In How Not to Be Wrong
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Distinguish the value of an infinite decimal from the values of its finite truncations.