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limits are still taught... which do the same thing as infinitesimals
by gmadsen 5y ago
limits are still taught... which do the same thing as infinitesimals
- NyxWulf 5y agoI think infinitesimals are more like the partitions in a Riemann Sum. The limit is where you are heading, whereas infinitesimals are how you get there.
- sudosysgen 5y agoIn the finite Riemann sum written as a limit the partition is just the limit of (x1 - x2)/m. I'd say it's the reverse, you use the limit to resolve an equation of two infinitesimals.