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Constant limits is a term used in mathematical analysis to describe a situation where the limit of a family of functions, as the argument approaches a specified point, is the same constant for all members of the family. The concept emphasizes the independence of the limiting value from the indexing parameter, focusing on stability of the limit under perturbations or variations within the family.

Formal definition: Let {f_alpha} be a family of functions defined on a common domain D that contains a point x0. If there exists a constant L such that for every alpha in the indexing set A, the limit lim_{x -> x0} f_alpha(x) exists and equals L, then the family has constant limits L at x0. The value L may depend on x0 but is independent of alpha.

Examples: Consider f_a(x) = x^2/(x^2 + a) for a > 0. As x -> 0, f_a(x) -> 0 for all a, so the family has the constant limit L = 0 at x0 = 0. Another example is f_n(x) = sin(x)/(1 + n x^2) for n ∈ N; as x -> 0, f_n(x) -> 0 for all n, yielding a constant limit L = 0 regardless of n.

Properties and relations: Constant limits are weaker than uniform convergence of the functions to a limit, since they only require the same limiting value across the family, not uniform convergence in the indexing parameter. They are useful for studying stability of limits under perturbations and for understanding how limiting behavior persists across related functions.

See also: limit, parametric limit, uniform limit theorem, perturbation analysis.