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limit

value that a function (or sequence) approaches as the argument (or index) approaches some value
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Summary

limit is a concept[1]. limit ranks in the top 8% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,995 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: mathematics[3]
  • Subclass of: mathematical concept[4], upper and lower bounds[5]
  • Commons category: Limit (mathematics)[6]
  • Has part(s): limit from above[7], limit from below[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Limits (mathematics)[9]
  • Facet of: general topology[10]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[11], ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics[12]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/limits[13]
  • Different from: Roman limes[14]
  • TeX string: \lim[15]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[17]

Why It Matters

limit has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] limit is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

mathematics

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4Llkli
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Different from → Roman limes
    Facet of → general topology
    Aliases → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 18288, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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