 Ratio limit implies root limit (source code)

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= Ratio limit implies root limit

For a positive sequence, if $a_{n+1}/a_n\to L\geq0$, then
$$
a_n^{1/n}\to L.
$$
For $L>0$ this follows by taking logarithms and applying Cesàro averaging; the case $L=0$ follows from an eventual geometric upper bound.

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