##  [Method of Exhaustion](/method-exhaustion) 

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Definition

A classical limit-based technique that approximates areas, volumes, or other geometric quantities by constructing increasing sequences of inscribed figures and decreasing sequences of circumscribed figures whose measures converge to the desired quantity, thereby establishing exact values via limits.