Limit
WordNet
noun
(1) The greatest possible degree of something
"What he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"
"To the limit of his ability"
(2) The boundary of a specific area
(3) As far as something can go
(4) The greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
"There are limits on the amount you can bet"
"It is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"
(5) The mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
(6) Final or latest limiting point
verb
(7) Place limits on (extent or access)
"Restrict the use of this parking lot"
"Limit the time you can spend with your friends"
(8) Restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
(9) Decide upon or fix definitely
"Fix the variables"
"Specify the parameters"
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Etymology
From < < .
(verb) From < < < ; see noun.
Verb
- To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound.
- We need to limit the power of the executive.
- I'm limiting myself to two drinks tonight.
- To have a limit in a particular set.
- The sequence limits on the point a.
Noun
limit (plural: limits)
- A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- There are several existing limits to executive power.
- Two drinks is my limit tonight.
- A value to which a sequence converges.
- The sequence of reciprocals has zero as its limit.
- Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.
- Category theory defines a very general concept of limit.
- Short for fixed limit.
- The final, utmost, or furthest point.