In limts, we speak of the value of a function when it tends to a given number. As we say:
limx-->a f(x), we mean to say we are trying to find the value of f(x) as x tends to a number a.
But how close exactly is this? I mean how close to a should x be when we say x-->a. The value of x can be a + 0.0001 or it can be a + 0.000000001. So what should the value of x be as we say x tends to a?
What does it mean if we say that a turning fork has a frequency of 256Hz?