Functions and operators\lim

\limCommand

Used for mathematical limits

\lim
Available in
base
Kind
prefix
Allowed mode
math
Frequency
1.73% of corpus formulasrank 34 of 263
Commonality
high
Renderer support
PackageMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
baseMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full
About the test scope

Syntax#

\lim

Takes no arguments. Reading argspecs

Common tasks#

How to write a limit#

\lim_{x\to 0} \frac{\sin x}{x}

How to write a one-sided limit#

\lim_{x\to 0^+} f(x)

How to write a limit at infinity#

\lim_{n\to\infty} a_n

Examples#

\lim_{n \to \infty}

In TeXForm#

TeXForm parses this entry as prefix syntax; the package determines its argument specification.

Equivalent forms#

  • \operatorname*{lim}exact

    Using amsmath

See also#

Test cases#

base
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\limPositive · baselinePassPassPass
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