Limits Command Ignored

\limits or \nolimits was applied to something other than a big operator or a function name, so it has no effect.

Q-22-11 — Limits Command Ignored

\limits or \nolimits was applied to something other than a big operator or a function name, so it has no effect.

What this means

\limits and \nolimits choose whether the scripts of an operator such as \sum or \lim sit above and below it or beside it. Applied to an ordinary symbol they do nothing; quarto-math drops the command and reports it.

Why this happens

Common causes: x\limits_1 where x is a plain variable, or the command placed before the operator instead of after it.

How to fix it

Place \limits right after the operator it modifies: \sum\limits_{i=1}^{n}.

Where it is reported

Math diagnostics point into the .qmd at the exact characters inside the $…$ or $$…$$ block, including math that spans several lines or sits inside a block quote or list item. When a \newcommand macro is involved, a problem inside the macro body points at the definition and a problem in a macro argument points at the use.