Finite Sums of Real Numbers: Nonnegativity, Domination by the Sum, and Limits
lemmaAnalysislem:finite-sum-real-basic-2026aA finite sum of nonnegative real numbers is nonnegative and dominates each of its terms, and a finite sum of convergent real sequences converges to the sum of the limits.
In the setting of The Real Numbers: Standing Notation and Background, let be a natural number and let be the initial segment determined by . All sums below are the finite sums of the field , formed from the map on indicated in the clause in question, and convergence of a sequence of real numbers is that of the indicated definition. Then the following hold.
1. (Nonnegativity)¶ Let satisfy for every , and let . Then
If moreover for every , then .
2. (Each term is dominated by the sum)¶ Let satisfy for every , let and let . Then
3. (Limits)¶ For every let be a sequence of real numbers converging to the real number , and let . Then the sequence whose th term is converges to .
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