Oscillation of a sequence (shown in blue) is the difference between the limit superior and limit inferior of the sequence. In mathematics, the oscillation of a function or a sequence is a number that quantifies how much a sequence or function varies between its extreme values as it approaches infinity or a point.
Herbert is a mild form of abuse meaning a silly, or dim-witted person. The origin of this term seems to be that it was derived from the name Herbert, which meant bright.. It was used in the very direct opposite, to mean dumb.
Herbert Spencer. For other people named Herbert Spencer, see Herbert Spencer (disambiguation). Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 â 8 December 1903) was an English philosopher, biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theorist of the Victorian era.