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fundamental sequence
noun
, Mathematics.
- an infinite sequence, x 1 , x 2 , …, whose terms are points in Ek, in which there exists a point y such that the limit as n goes to infinity of xn = y if and only if for every ε>0, there exists a number N such that i > N and j > N implies | xi − xj |< ε.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fundamental sequence1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
"By fighting when she did, England rushed the Germans' hands by at least five years and upset the whole fundamental sequence on which the Nazis intended to operate."
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