[Math] "Lime" or "Limit"

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#1

Lime was a term used in surveying limits where Limit is a
mathematical term -

           well, that's how I was taught, :wink:

#2

Hi :slight_smile:
In calculus "lim" is often short for "Limit" or "Limits" because the
word has to be written so many times and often in tiny writing.

So, i think i am agreeing with Anne-ology there :slight_smile:
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#3

Hello Anne, *,

       Lime was a term used in surveying limits where Limit is a
mathematical term -

when I insert "lim from{3} {5}" in Math's command window, what would
be the "Lime" and what would be the "Limit" in this case, then? I am
not sure, if I understand you right here ... :frowning: Is this "lim" in
this case representing "Lime" or "Limit" here? Or would be "Lime"
the term for this whole "lim from{3} {5}"-thingie?

           well, that's how I was taught, :wink:

How many years ago ;? At school, in your job, at university?
Thanks for answer
Thomas
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#4

Hello Tom, *,

In calculus "lim" is often short for "Limit" or "Limits" because
the word has to be written so many times and often in tiny
writing.

still, I am not sure, if
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<quote>
Lime Subscript Bottom
</quote>

. Is it really "Lime"? A short search in the web seems to
indicate, that this would be a sort of stone, tree etc. The
mathematical term seems to be "Limit" (though I found "Limes" as
well, so I am not completely sure here, sorry ... :frowning: ). Could
someone explain it to me (and then it would be nice, if – given
that it is an error – this could be fixed in the English text :slight_smile:
), what is used in English? TIA

I am right here ... :frowning: Should this "Lime" be "Limit" instead? Or is
it rightly used here?
Still confused
Thomas.

#5

Hi :slight_smile:
I've never seen "lime" used in connection with Calculus and a quick
search of the internet gave me no hits either.

As i said it's almost the way of pronouncing "lim" except that "limb"
would be much closer.
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#6

Hello Tom, *,

I've never seen "lime" used in connection with Calculus and a
quick search of the internet gave me no hits either.

O.K.

As i said it's almost the way of pronouncing "lim" except that
"limb" would be much closer.

Thanks for your answer :slight_smile:
Have a nice evening
Thomas.
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#7

Tom,

"lim" is an international mathematical symbol for "limes" (Latin), not for
"limit" (English).
The notation "lim" was not "invented" by an American, but by a German -
Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass.

So by writing it is "short for "Limit"" and shortened in this way because
it is "written so many times and often in tiny writing" you just made my
day (or should I say evening?).

Lp, m.

#8

Hi :slight_smile:
Thanks for pointing out my error. So Olivier was correct with "limes"
and Anne-ology gave a good indication of the root of the word. Is
there any chance of pointing out the correct interpretation of "Lim"?
If "lim" doesn't mean limit then what does it mean?

http://www.latin-dictionary.net/definition/25695/limes-limitis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limes

Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#9

Tom,

lim in equations all over the world means limes, which in plain English is
"limit", in Slovenian "meja" etc.
What's not clear?

Lp, m.

#10

Hi :slight_smile:
Ok, so "Lim" does mean limits but just isn't short for the English
word "limits".

Also it's a generic term and NOT specifically about 1 type of limits,
such as either just the upper or just the lower ones.

2 of us did an internet search for the pedantically correct term =
"limes" and got stuff about fruit and rocks but nothing about
Calculus. When i did another search and made it clear that "limes"
was Latin rather than English i got a few hits but nothing hugely
useful. Searching for "limits" did get a ton of useful results that
normal users might find useful if they were doing their own research
outside of the LO help guides. So i am not quite sure about how
useful it was to be pedantic because it just added confusion when we
were really just searching for a practical answer but it is
interesting to find the roots of words, so thanks for that :slight_smile:

Regards from
Tom )

#11

Hello Tom, *,

Ok, so "Lim" does mean limits but just isn't short for the English
word "limits".

Also it's a generic term and NOT specifically about 1 type of
limits, such as either just the upper or just the lower ones.

2 of us did an internet search for the pedantically correct term =
"limes" and got stuff about fruit and rocks but nothing about
Calculus.

I just did the search for a fitting translation for "Lime", what I
have mentioned in my first mail ... :wink: And for it, I found
translations, which indicates either a fruit or a kind of stone ...
:frowning: But I was not sure, if it was an missing "s" at the end, a wrong
word in this context or something else ... :frowning: You could test it
yourself with inserting "Mathematik Lime Übersetzung" in a search
engine of your choice ... :wink:

When i did another search and made it clear that
"limes" was Latin rather than English i got a few hits but nothing
hugely
useful. Searching for "limits" did get a ton of useful results
that normal users might find useful if they were doing their own
research
outside of the LO help guides. So i am not quite sure about how
useful it was to be pedantic because it just added confusion when
we were really just searching for a practical answer but it is
interesting to find the roots of words, so thanks for that :slight_smile:

Indeed, it is :slight_smile:
Have a nice afternoon
Thomas
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