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Re: Limit of Floor function

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• Subject: [mg73938] Re: Limit of Floor function
• From: dh <dh at metrohm.ch>
• Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 01:11:55 -0500 (EST)
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Hi Eric,

the answer depends on the direction from where you aproach the limit:

Limit[Floor[x],x->10,Direction->1] gives 9

Limit[Floor[x],x->10,Direction->-1] gives 10

The manual does not specify what the direction is in Limit[expr,x->x0], 

but obviously Direction->-1 is used by default.

Daniel



Eric Smith wrote:

> Mathematica 5.2 evaluates one-sided limits of the Floor function

> correctly.  But if I just ask:

> 

>    Limit[Floor[x],x->10]

> 

> It replies "10".  Shouldn't it tell me the limit is undefined,

> since the Floor function has a step discontinuity at every integer

> value?

> 

> Thanks,

> Eric

>