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Do you find the notion of the calculus limit logically satisfying?
Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 10:46 am
by Philosophy Explorer
The limit is the most important idea in calculus. Without it, calculus wouldn't have rigor. One of the things it does, e.g., is avoid division by zero. It also allows us to see a value a function can take on in a logical manner.
Wikipedia has a nice article about the limit:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limit_(mathematics)
PhilX
Re: Do you find the notion of the calculus limit logically satisfying?
Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 11:40 pm
by A_Seagull
Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sat May 05, 2018 10:46 am
The limit is the most important idea in calculus. Without it, calculus wouldn't have rigor. One of the things it does, e.g., is avoid division by zero. It also allows us to see a value a function can take on in a logical manner.
Wikipedia has a nice article about the limit:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limit_(mathematics)
PhilX
mmmmm very satisfying
Re: Do you find the notion of the calculus limit logically satisfying?
Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 1:44 am
by wtf
A_Seagull wrote: ↑Fri May 11, 2018 11:40 pm
mmmmm very satisfying
LOL It sounds like you got a happy ending in calculus class.