Net (mathematics) - Limit Superior

Limit Superior

Limit superior and limit inferior of a net of real numbers can be defined in a similar manner as for sequences. Some authors work even with more general structures than the real line, like complete lattices.

For a net we put

Limit superior of a net of real numbers has many properties analogous to the case of sequences, e.g.

where equality holds whenever one of the nets is convergent.

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