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 R\ell \in \R. We say that ff tends to \ell at ++\infty, written limx+f(x)=\lim\limits_{x\to+\infty} f(x) = \ell, if every open interval containing \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 xAx \geq A, f(x)ε\abs{f(x) - \ell} \leq \varepsilon.

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

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