Iterated limit

In multivariable calculus, an iterated limit is a limit of a sequence or a limit of a function in the form

${\displaystyle \lim _{m\to \infty }\lim _{n\to \infty }a_{n,m}=\lim _{m\to \infty }\left(\lim _{n\to \infty }a_{n,m}\right)}$,

${\displaystyle \lim _{y\to b}\lim _{x\to a}f(x,y)=\lim _{y\to b}\left(\lim _{x\to a}f(x,y)\right)}$,

or other similar forms.

An iterated limit is only defined for an expression whose value depends on at least two variables. To evaluate such a limit, one takes the limiting process as one of the two variables approaches some number, getting an expression whose value depends only on the other variable, and then one takes the limit as the other variable approaches some number.