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L'Hôpital's rule

rule that uses derivatives to help evaluate limits involving indeterminate forms
Intangible theorem Q190557
L'Hôpital's rule
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Summary

L'Hôpital's rule is a theorem[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of theorem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,516 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Johann Bernoulli[3]
  • Influenced by: Stolz–Cesàro theorem[4]
  • Named after: Guillaume de l'Hôpital[5]
  • Commons category: L'Hôpital's rule[6]
  • Described at URL: https://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/classes/calci/lhospitalsrule.aspx[7], https://www.mathsisfun.com/calculus/l-hopitals-rule.html[8]
  • Statement describes: indeterminate form[9]
  • Studied by: calculus[10]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[11]

Why It Matters

L'Hôpital's rule has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 96 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Guillaume de l'Hôpital Johann Bernoulli

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . mathworld.wolfram.com. mathworld.wolfram.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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