The question of human limits, both cognitive and moral, is a persistent theme in the history of religion and philosophy. Both Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha, c. 563–c. 483 B.C.E.) and Socrates (469–399 B.C.E.) argued, in quite different ways,...

The concept of limit is an essential component of calculus. Limits are typically the first idea of calculus that students study. Two fundamental concepts in calculus—the derivative and the integral—are based on the limit concept. Limits...

The limit of a function or a sequence in mathematics is the number the function or sequence approaches as the independent variable (x) approaches a particular number. The definition is as follows: If f(x) becomes arbitrarily close to a unique number L...

In mathematics, the concept of a "limit" is used to describe the behavior of a function as its argument either "gets close" to some point, or as it becomes arbitrarily large; or the behavior of a sequence's elements as their index increases...

The Politicker is prone to rough Mondays; none of us made it to the term limits forum last night. But thanks to a Politicker reader and comments section maven, we've got a little something to spark discussion. Please not that this is his take, not...

Home Rule: The city of Hazleton, Pa., goes to court to defend its right to fight illegal immigration and enforce U.S. laws. Local and state governments across the country are saying if the feds won't stem the tide, they will.Last summer, Hazleton, feeling the added...

Russia has said that only 70 OSCE election observers can monitor its upcoming parliamentary vote and has imposed restrictions on how long they can stay, the organization said Wednesday, describing the curbs as unprecedented.Campaigning starts Saturday for the elections, and most voters are expected to...

European Union officials and diplomats in Belgium expect a U.N. mediator to recommend limited sovereignty for Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo that could eventually lead to full independence for the region, a U.N. protectorate since 1999.Mediator Martti Ahtisaari's proposal, expected soon after Serbian elections Sunday,...