Definition of a Cognitive Limit
Definition of a Cognitive Limit: a calculus theorem restated as a truth about learning calculus.
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Definition of a Cognitive Limit: For all ε > 0, there exists δ > 0 such that if how weird and non-intuitive ε-δ proofs seem to you < δ, then your sense of what it feels like for a human being to learn calculus < ε.