Let f be defined on an interval [a,+∞) and ℓ∈R. We say that f tends to ℓ at +∞, written x→+∞limf(x)=ℓ, if every open interval containing ℓ contains all values f(x) for x large enough: for every ε>0 there exists A such that for all x≥A, ∣f(x)−ℓ∣≤ε.
We say f tends to +∞ at +∞ if for every M∈R there exists A such that f(x)≥M for all x≥A. Limits at −∞ and limits equal to −∞ are defined analogously.