Concept information
Preferred term
squeeze theorem
Definition
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In calculus, the squeeze theorem (also known as the sandwich theorem, among other names) is a theorem regarding the limit of a function that is trapped between two other functions. The squeeze theorem is used in calculus and mathematical analysis, typically to confirm the limit of a function via comparison with two other functions whose limits are known. It was first used geometrically by the mathematicians Archimedes and Eudoxus in an effort to compute π, and was formulated in modern terms by Carl Friedrich Gauss.
(Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squeeze_theorem)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- sandwich theorem
In other languages
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French
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théorème d'encadrement
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théorème de l'étau
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théorème du sandwich
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-KQQXBC5R-4
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