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Visit Stack ExchangeIn QFT, regularization is a method of addressing divergent expressions by introducing an arbitrary regulator, such as a minimal distance *ϵ* in space, or maximal energy *Λ*. While the physical divergent result is obtained in the limit in which the regulator goes away, *ϵ* → 0 or *Λ* → ∞, the regularized result is finite, allowing comparison and combination of results as functions of *ϵ, Λ*. Use for dimensional regularization as well.