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limitationnounThe act of limiting or the state of being limited.
restrictverbTo restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
restrainverb(transitive) To control or keep in check.
circumscribeverbTo limit narrowly; to restrict.
confinenoun(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
boundarynounThe dividing line or location between two areas.
demarcationnounThe act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
trammelnounWhatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.
boundnoun(often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
terminus ad quemnounthe latest possible date of a non-punctual event (period, era, etc.)
throttlenounA valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
limit pointnoun(topology) Given a subset S of a given topological space T, any point p whose every neighborhood contains some point, distinct from p, which belongs to S.
boundsnounA surname.
demarcation linenoun(politics, military) A geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire.
point of accumulationnounthe mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
terminal pointnounfinal or latest limiting point
ambitnoun(by extension) The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc.
amelioratesverb(transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
amountsnounThe total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
attenuatesverb(transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.

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