Timeline for Little/Small $o(1)$ notation clarification.
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| Jul 3, 2011 at 12:40 | comment | added | GEdgar | $f(n) = o(1)$ as $n \to \infty$ means $\lim_{n\to\infty} f(n) = 0$. No need for $\epsilon$ or $N$. But, of course, the definition of the limit can involve $\epsilon$ and $N$. | |
| Mar 26, 2011 at 6:49 | comment | added | Fabian | whether there is $\epsilon$ or $1$ in the denominator does not matter at all... | |
| Mar 26, 2011 at 6:35 | comment | added | NebulousReveal | see this: math.osu.edu/~fowler/teaching/handouts/ibl-analysis/… | |
| Mar 26, 2011 at 6:24 | comment | added | sigma.z.1980 | doesn't f(n)=o(g(n)) mean $limf(n)=|\epsilon \cdot g(n)|$? | |
| Mar 26, 2011 at 6:12 | history | answered | NebulousReveal | CC BY-SA 2.5 |