##  [Inverse Limit](/inverse-limit) 

  ##  [Inverse Limit](https://algebra.quantumdictionary.io/inverse-limit-0) 

  

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Definition

The limit (projective limit) of an inverse system of objects with projection maps: an object equipped with projections to each stage that is universal for maps factoring through compatible projections; concretely, its elements are sequences of stage-elements coherent under the transition maps.