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Bounded sequence

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Definition

Let (an)(a_n) be a real sequence. The sequence is bounded above if there is a real number MM with an≤Ma_n \le M for all n∈ℕn \in \mathbb{N}. The sequence is bounded below if there is a real number mm with an≥ma_n \ge m for all n∈ℕn \in \mathbb{N}. The sequence is bounded if it is bounded above and bounded below. Equivalently, (an)(a_n) is bounded if there is a real number K≥0K \ge 0 with ∣an∣≤K|a_n| \le K for all n∈ℕn \in \mathbb{N}.

Remarks

The sequence an=(−1)na_n = (-1)^n is bounded, with K=1K = 1. The sequence an=na_n = n is bounded below by 00, but it is not bounded above. A sequence is a function on ℕ\mathbb{N}, so a bounded sequence is a bounded function on ℕ\mathbb{N}. Each convergent sequence is bounded, as the node convergent sequences are bounded states.

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