TY - null AU - Fernández Plaza, José Antonio AU - Ruiz Hidalgo, Juan Francisco AU - Rico Romero, Luis PY - 2012 SN - 0771-100X UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10481/35923 AB - We review various educational studies of the mathematical concept of limit of a function at a point that indicate how colloquial uses of the terms “to approach,” “to tend toward,” “to reach,” “to exceed” and “limit” influence students’ conceptions of... LA - eng PB - Tso, T. Y. KW - Colloquial language KW - Non-Compulsory Secondary Education KW - Conceptions KW - Limit of a function at a point TI - The concept of finite limit of a function at one point as explained by students of Non-Compulsory Secondary Education ER -