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Mathematics · Glossary

What is Limit at infinity?

Also known as: limit of a function

Definition 21.1 High School Mathematics · Chapter 21 — Limits and Continuity

Let ff be defined on an interval [a, +∞)\intco{a}{+\infty} and ℓ∈R\ell \in \R. We say that ff tends to ℓ\ell at +∞+\infty, written lim⁡x→+∞f(x)=ℓ\lim\limits_{x\to+\infty} f(x) = \ell, if every open interval containing ℓ\ell contains all values f(x)f(x) for xx large enough: for every ε>0\varepsilon > 0 there exists AA such that for all x≥Ax \geq A, ∣f(x)−ℓ∣≤ε\abs{f(x) - \ell} \leq \varepsilon.

We say ff tends to +∞+\infty at +∞+\infty if for every M∈RM \in \R there exists AA such that f(x)≥Mf(x) \geq M for all x≥Ax \geq A. Limits at −∞-\infty and limits equal to −∞-\infty are defined analogously.

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