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    Math Definitions -> L -> Limit

 Limit

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A value that you get closer and closer to, but never quite reach

For example, if you graphed out y=1/x you would see that it gets closer... and closer... and closer to zero but does not ever quite get there.

We would write this as:


Which is saying "As x approaches infinity, then 1/x approaches 0"