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Can a function of a value input be defined and it's limit around that value not exist?​

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Answer:

yes

Explanation:

You want to know if a function can have the characteristic that the limit at a point does not exist, but the function is defined at that point.

Undefined limit

A function has no limit at a point if the limit from the left is different from the limit approaching from the right.

Consider the sign function ...


\text{sign}(x)=\begin{cases}-1,&amp;x < 0\\0,&amp;x=0\\1,&amp;x > 0\end{cases}

The left limit as x → 0 is -1; the right limit as x → 0 is +1, so the limit as x → 0 "does not exist." However, the function is defined at x=0.

The function is defined everywhere, but the limit as x→0 does not exist.

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