Definition:Limit Inferior/Definition 2
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Definition
Let $\sequence {x_n}$ be a bounded sequence in $\R$.
The limit inferior of $\sequence {x_n}$ is defined and denoted as:
- $\ds \map {\liminf_{n \mathop \to \infty} } {x_n} = \sup \set {\inf_{m \mathop \ge n} x_m: n \in \N}$
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Linguistic Note
The plural of limit inferior is limits inferior.
This is because limit is the noun and inferior is the adjective qualifying that noun.
Sources
- 2005: René L. Schilling: Measures, Integrals and Martingales ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 8$