Cau·chy sequence
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Definition of Cauchy sequence
: a sequence of elements in a metric space such that for any positive number no matter how small there exists a term in the sequence for which the distance between any two terms beyond this term is less than the arbitrarily small number
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“Cauchy sequence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cauchy%20sequence. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of Cauchy sequence was circa 1949
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