Let f ðx; yÞ be defined in a deleted neighborhood of ðx0; y0Þ [i.e.; f ðx; yÞ may be undefined at
ðx0; y0Þ]. We say that l is the limit of f ðx; yÞ as x approaches x0 and y approaches y0 [or ðx; yÞ approaches ðx0; y0Þ] and write lim
x!x0
y!y0
f ðx; yÞ ¼ l [or lim
ðx;yÞ!ðx0;y0Þ
f ðx; yÞ ¼ l] if for any positive number we
can find some positive number [depending on and ðx0; y0Þ, in general] such that j f ðx; yÞ lj <
whenever 0 < jx x0j < and 0 < j y y0j < .
If desired we can use the deleted circular neighborhood open ball 0 < ðx x0Þ2 þ ðy y0Þ2 < 2
instead of the deleted rectangular neighborhood.