"limit superior" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: limits superior [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|limits superior}} limit superior (plural limits superior)
  1. The supremum of the set of accumulation points of a given sequence or set. Wikipedia link: limit superior Synonyms: lim sup, upper limit Coordinate_terms: limit inferior Translations (Translations): yläraja-arvo (Finnish), Limes superior [masculine] (German), granica górna [feminine] (Polish)
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