Meanings of the concept of finite limit of a function at a point: Background and Results Fernández Plaza, José Antonio Rico Romero, Luis Ruiz Hidalgo, Juan Francisco Non-Compulsory Education Specific terms Effective terms Meaning of a mathematical concept Conceptual analysis Limit of a function at a point Conceptions Eight Congress of European Research in Mathematics Education (CERME 8). Manavgat-Side, Antalya - Turkey, 6-10 February 2013. In this paper we present a description of previous work carried out by the authors on the general issue of designing and implementing a didactical planning for Spanish students from non-compulsory secondary education, 16-17 years old. The current research has as its aim to describe the meanings that students associate to specific terms from the language, such as, “to approach,” “to tend,”“to reach,”“to exceed,” and “to converge.” Prior to the study, we reviewed the mathematical use of these terms and we contrast this with the colloquial use of the terms. From the semi- structured interviews used to gather information, we provide an analysis of the written data. It is important to highlight that students have contributed with a variety of meanings, in addition to those from the previous review. 2015-05-11T06:41:41Z 2015-05-11T06:41:41Z 2013 book part conference output Fernández-Plaza, J. A.; Rico Romero, L.; Ruiz-Hidalgo, J. F. Meanings of the Concept of Finite Limit of a Function at a Point: Background and Advances. In: B. Ubuz, Ç. Haser, M. A. Mariotti (eds.), Proceedings of the Eighth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education. Ankara, Turkey: Middle East Technical University, ERME, 2013. pp. 1477-1486. [http://hdl.handle.net/10481/35931] 978-975-429-315-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10481/35931 eng open access Middle East Technical University; European Research in Mathematics Education (ERME)