Definitions for limit
ˈlɪm ɪtlim·it

Princeton's WordNet(2.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. limit, bound, boundary(noun)

   the greatest possible degree of something

   "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"

2. terminus ad quem, terminal point, limit(noun)

   final or latest limiting point

3. limit(noun)

   as far as something can go

4. limit, demarcation, demarcation line(noun)

   the boundary of a specific area

5. limit, limit point, point of accumulation(noun)

   the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity

6. limit, limitation(verb)

   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"

7. restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle(verb)

   place limits on (extent or access)

   "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

8. limit, circumscribe, confine(verb)

   restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

9. specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit(verb)

   decide upon or fix definitely

   "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

Webster Dictionary(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Limit(verb)

   that which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent; as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a country; the limits of human knowledge or endeavor

   Etymology: [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.]

2. Limit(verb)

   the space or thing defined by limits

   Etymology: [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.]

3. Limit(verb)

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

   Etymology: [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.]

4. Limit(verb)

   a restriction; a check; a curb; a hindrance

   Etymology: [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.]

5. Limit(verb)

   a determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic; a differentia

   Etymology: [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.]

6. Limit(verb)

   a determinate quantity, to which a variable one continually approaches, and may differ from it by less than any given difference, but to which, under the law of variation, the variable can never become exactly equivalent

   Etymology: [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.]

7. Limit(verb)

   to apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate, circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit the acreage of a crop; to limit the issue of paper money; to limit one's ambitions or aspirations; to limit the meaning of a word

   Etymology: [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.]

8. Limit(verb)

   to beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region; as, a limiting friar

   Etymology: [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.]

Freebase(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Limit

   In mathematics, a limit is the value that a function or sequence "approaches" as the input or index approaches some value. Limits are essential to calculus and are used to define continuity, derivatives, and integrals. The concept of a limit of a sequence is further generalized to the concept of a limit of a topological net, and is closely related to limit and direct limit in category theory. In formulas, limit is usually abbreviated as lim as in lim = a, and the fact of approaching a limit is represented by the right arrow as in an → a.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Limit

   lim′it, n. boundary: utmost extent: restriction: (Shak.) a limb, as the limit of the body.—v.t. to confine within bounds: to restrain: to fix within limits.—adjs. Lim′itable, that may be limited, bounded, or restrained; Limitā′rian, tending to limit.—n. one who limits.—adjs. Lim′itary, placed at the boundary as a guard, &c.: confined within limits; Lim′itate (bot.), bounded by a distinct line.—n. Limitā′tion, the act of limiting, bounding, or restraining: the state of being limited, bounded, or restrained: restriction.—adjs. Limitā′tive, Lim′ited, within limits: narrow: restricted.—adv. Lim′itedly.—ns. Lim′itedness; Lim′iter, the person or thing that limits or confines: a friar who had a license to beg within certain bounds.—adj. Lim′itless, having no limits: boundless: immense: infinite.—Limited liability (see Liability); Limited monarchy, a monarchy in which the supreme power is shared with a body of nobles, a representative body, or both. [Fr.,—L. limes, limitis, a boundary.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'limit' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3083

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'limit' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2502

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'limit' in Nouns Frequency: #740

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'limit' in Verbs Frequency: #314

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of limit in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of limit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of limit in a Sentence

1. Tom Vilsack:

   There is no effort designed to limit people’s intake of beef coming out of President Biden’s White House or USDA, sometimes in the political world, games get played and issues are injected into the conversation knowing full well that there’s no factual basis.

2. Peter Cook:

   When conducting our operations, the U.S. military goes to extraordinary lengths to limit the risk of civilian casualties, and in our campaign to defeat ISIL we will continue to do so.

3. Dawn Laguens:

   I am a warrior for the babies. as they, no doubt, try to continue, as many of the candidates have said, to limit or eliminate women's access to safe, legal abortion in this country, that this is an important part of the conversation.

4. Mevlut Cavusoglu:

   Ours was only a fishing boat, it seems to me that the reaction of the Russian naval ship was exaggerated, russia and Turkey certainly have to re-establish the relations of trust that we have always had, but our patience has a limit.

5. Jorge Villapalos:

   I can only think of them working extremely hard and being taken potentially to the limit of their abilities, i would say that our colleagues in New Zealand have had maybe the work of a whole year thrown at them in a single day.

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