A fixed magnitude that a variable infinitely approaches.
Examples
- The following sum has a limit of 2 : 1 + \(\frac{1}{2}\) + \(\frac{1}{4}\) + \(\frac{1}{8}\) + \(\frac{1}{16}\) + \(\frac{1}{32}\) + …
- The following sequence converges to 2 : 2 + \(\frac{1}{2}\), 2 – \(\frac{1}{2}\), 2 + \(\frac{1}{3}\), 2 – \(\frac{1}{3}\), …