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epsilon-delta

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[ep-suh-lon-del-tuh, -luhn-, ep-sahy-luhn-] / ˈɛp səˌlɒnˈdɛl tə, -lən-, ɛpˈsaɪ lən- /

adjective

Mathematics.
  1. of or relating to a method or proof in calculus involving arbitrarily small numbers.


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The epsilon-delta definition of a limit may be modified to define one-sided limits.

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The epsilon-delta definition may be used to prove statements about limits.

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With these clarifications, we can state the formal epsilon-delta definition of the limit.

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The intuitive notion of a limit may be converted into a rigorous mathematical definition known as the epsilon-delta definition of the limit.

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To do this, we modify the epsilon-delta definition of a limit to give formal epsilon-delta definitions for limits from the right and left at a point.

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