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When did the concept of a limit come into mathematical analysis?
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The concept of a limit was first introduced by Leibniz in his work on infinitesimals. Leibniz was one of the first mathematicians to realize that the notion of a limit is a fundamental concept in mathematics. He also was one of the first to realize that there are many different kinds of limits, and that the concept of a limit can be generalized in many different ways.