I think lime is an old term used in surveying, yet not being a
surveyor I don't know for sure;
I've never run across it except in older texts - 18th C or
before ;-)
Since most people today probably think lime is a green-skinned fruit
which gave its name to the Royal British Navy's 'Limeys' due to
saving them from the scurvy,
it's probably not a good choice to use in the LO documents
;-)
From: Thomas Hackert <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 10:16 AM
Subject: [libreoffice-l10n] Re: [Math] "Lime" or "Limit"
To: [email protected]
Hello Tom, *,
On Samstag, 4. Januar 2014 16:53 Tom Davies wrote:
> In calculus "lim" is often short for "Limit" or "Limits" because
> the word has to be written so many times and often in tiny
> writing.
still, I am not sure, if
<big snip>
>> <quote>
>> Lime Subscript Bottom
>> </quote>
>>
>> . Is it really "Lime"? A short search in the web seems to
>> indicate, that this would be a sort of stone, tree etc. The
>> mathematical term seems to be "Limit" (though I found "Limes" as
>> well, so I am not completely sure here, sorry ... :( ). Could
>> someone explain it to me (and then it would be nice, if – given
>> that it is an error – this could be fixed in the English text :)
>> ), what is used in English? TIA
I am right here ... :( Should this "Lime" be "Limit" instead? Or is
it rightly used here?
Still confused
Thomas.
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