limit

/ˈlɪmt//ˈlɪmɪt/

noun

  1. 1

    A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.

    There are several existing limits to executive power.
  2. 2

    A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).

    The sequence of reciprocals has zero as its limit.
  3. 3

    Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.

    Category theory defines a very general concept of limit.
  4. 4

    The cone of a diagram through which any other cone of that same diagram can factor uniquely.

  5. 5

    Fixed limit.

  6. 6

    The final, utmost, or furthest point; the border or edge.

    the limit of a walk, of a town, or of a country
  7. 7

    The space or thing defined by limits.

  8. 8

    That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent.

  9. 9

    A restriction; a check or curb; a hindrance.

  10. 10

    A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic.

  11. 11

    The first group of riders to depart in a handicap race.

  12. 12

    (as "the limit") A person who is exasperating, intolerable, astounding, etc.

adjective

  1. 1

    Being a fixed limit game.

verb

  1. 1

    To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.

    I'm limiting myself to two drinks tonight.
  2. 2

    To have a limit in a particular set.

    The sequence limits on the point a.
  3. 3

    To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region.

    a limiting friar

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