Cauchy Sequence

Definition (Cauchy Sequence)

Let (V,∥⋅∥)(V,\|\cdot\|) be a normed vector space. A sequence (vi)i∈N(v_{i})_{i\in\mathbb{N}} is a Cauchy sequence if ∀ϵ∈R+,∃N∈N s.t. ∥vk−vi∥<ϵ,∀j,k>N\forall\epsilon\in\mathbb{R}^{+},\exists N\in\mathbb{N}\text{ s.t. }\lVert v_{k}-v_{i} \rVert <\epsilon,\forall j,k>Ni.e., for every ϵ∈R+\epsilon\in\mathbb{R}^{+}, ∃N∈N\exists N\in\mathbb{N} such that ∥vk−vi∥<ϵ\|v_{k}-v_{i}\|<\epsilon for every j,k>Nj,k>N.

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Remark

Cauchy sequences need not converge.

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