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# Limits and continuity
## Limit
*Definition*: let $D \subseteq \mathbb{R}^m$ and let $f: D \to \mathbb{R}^n$, with $m,n \in \mathbb{N}$. Let $\mathbf{a}$ be the point $\mathbf{x}$ approaches, then $f$ approaches the limit $L \in \mathbb{R}^n$
$$
\lim_{\mathbf{x} \to \mathbf{a}} f(\mathbf{x}) = L \iff \forall \varepsilon_{>0} \exists \delta_{>0} \Big[0 < \|\mathbf{x} - \mathbf{a}\|< \delta \implies \|f(\mathbf{x}) - L\| < \varepsilon \Big],
$$
with $\mathbf{a}, \mathbf{x} \in \mathbb{R}^m$.
## Continuity
*Definition*: let $D \subseteq \mathbb{R}^m$ and let $f: D \to \mathbb{R}^n$, with $m,n \in \mathbb{N}$. Then $f$ is called continuous at $\mathbf{a}$ if
$$
\lim_{\mathbf{x} \to \mathbf{a}} f(\mathbf{x}) = f(\mathbf{a}),
$$
with $\mathbf{a}, \mathbf{x} \in \mathbb{R}^m$.