Stage 36 · Limits, Derivatives & Their Applications

36.1.2 The Limit of a Sequence

36.1 The Art of Approaching: The Idea of a Limit

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36.1.2 The Limit of a Sequence

Core idea

A string of numbers crowds in toward a single spot like stepping stones converging on one point, and that landing spot is written lim aₙ.

Module goal. Build the gut feeling of "getting infinitely close," turning the vague "closer and closer" into a precise, workable language of limits that sets the stage for rates of change.
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