Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Re: [Math] "Lime" or "Limit"

Hi :)
I've never seen "lime" used in connection with Calculus and a quick
search of the internet gave me no hits either.

As i said it's almost the way of pronouncing "lim" except that "limb"
would be much closer.
Regards from
Tom :)

On 4 January 2014 16:16, Thomas Hackert <thackert@nexgo.de> wrote:
> Hello Tom, *,
> On Samstag, 4. Januar 2014 16:53 Tom Davies wrote:
> > In calculus "lim" is often short for "Limit" or "Limits" because
> > the word has to be written so many times and often in tiny
> > writing.
>
> still, I am not sure, if
> <big snip>
> > > <quote>
> > > Lime Subscript Bottom
> > > </quote>
> > >
> > > . Is it really "Lime"? A short search in the web seems to
> > > indicate, that this would be a sort of stone, tree etc. The
> > > mathematical term seems to be "Limit" (though I found "Limes" as
> > > well, so I am not completely sure here, sorry ... :( ). Could
> > > someone explain it to me (and then it would be nice, if – given
> > > that it is an error – this could be fixed in the English text :)
> > > ), what is used in English? TIA
> I am right here ... :( Should this "Lime" be "Limit" instead? Or is
> it rightly used here?
> Still confused
> Thomas.
>
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