Fatou-Lebesgue theoremLet (X,μ) be a measure space. If Φ:X→ℝ is a nonnegative function with ∫Φ𝑑μ<∞, and if f1,f2,… is a sequence of measurable functions such that |fn|≤Φ for each n, theng=lim infn→∞fnandh=lim supn→∞fnare both integrable, and-∞<∫g𝑑μ≤lim infn→∞∫fn𝑑μ≤lim supk→∞∫fn𝑑μ≤∫h𝑑μ<∞.