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 nicknames Pip âHandel.â He is the son of Matthew Pocket, Miss Havishamâs cousin, and hopes to become a merchant so that he can afford to marry Clara Barley. Wemmick-Jaggersâs clerk and Pipâs friend, Wemmick is one of the strangest characters in Great Expectations.