Since d(s,t) = |s - t|, the real and metric definitions of convergence and of the Cauchy condition impose literally the same conditions; uniqueness of limits identifies the limits, and the Cauchy criterion for real sequences gives completeness.
By The Distance on the Real Numbers §distance, for all ; in particular and for all .
Converges. For a real and , the condition " for every with " required in Convergent Sequences of Real Numbers §converges and the condition " for every with " required in Convergent Sequence in a Metric Space §converges for the metric space are the same condition, by the identity above. Both definitions ask that for every real there be such an , so each holds exactly when the other does.
Limit. Let be convergent and let be its limit, the unique real number to which it converges. By the clause converges, converges to in , so it is convergent in by Convergent Sequence in a Metric Space §convergent. Its limit in is, by The Limit of a Convergent Sequence in a Metric Space §limit, the point to which it converges in , unique by Uniqueness of Limits in a Metric Space §unique; hence it is .
Cauchy. For a real and , the condition " for all with " required in Cauchy Sequences of Real Numbers §cauchy and the condition " for all with " required in Cauchy Sequence in a Metric Space §cauchy are the same condition, and both definitions ask for such an for every real ; so each holds exactly when the other does.
Complete. Let be a Cauchy sequence in . By the clause cauchy, applied to , it is a Cauchy sequence in the sense of Cauchy Sequences of Real Numbers §cauchy, so it is convergent by Completeness of the Real Numbers for Sequences: Monotone Convergence, the Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem and Cauchy Sequences §cauchy: it converges to some . By the clause converges, applied to and , it converges to in , so it is convergent in by Convergent Sequence in a Metric Space §convergent. Hence is complete by Complete Metric Space §complete.
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