\begin{definition}[Definition:Limit of Real Function/Notation]
$\map f x$ '''tends to the limit $L$ as $x$ tends to $c$''', is denoted:
:$\map f x \to L$ as $x \to c$
or
:$\ds \lim_{x \mathop \to c} \map f x = L$
The latter is voiced:
:'''the limit of $\map f x$ as $x$ tends to $c$'''.
\end{definition}