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the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
a boundary or bound, as of a country, area, or district.
[Math.]
Mathematicsa number such that the value of a given function remains arbitrarily close to this number when the independent variable is sufficiently close to a specified point or is sufficiently large. The limit of 1/x is zero as x approaches infinity; the limit of (x - 1)2 is zero as x approaches 1.
Mathematicsa number such that the absolute value of the difference between terms of a given sequence and the number approaches zero as the index of the terms increases to infinity.
Mathematicsone of two numbers affixed to the integration symbol for a definite integral, indicating the interval or region over which the integration is taking place and substituted in a primitive, if one exists, to evaluate the integral.
limits, the premises or region enclosed within boundaries:We found them on school limits after hours.
Gamesthe maximum sum by which a bet may be raised at any one time.
Informal Termsthe limit, something or someone that exasperates, delights, etc., to an extreme degree:You have made errors before, but this is the limit.
v.t.
to restrict by or as if by establishing limits (usually fol. by to):Please limit answers to 25 words.
to confine or keep within limits:to limit expenditures.
Lawto fix or assign definitely or specifically.
Latin līmit- (stem of līmes) boundary, path between fields
Middle English lymyt 1325–75
lim′it•a•ble, adj. lim′it•a•ble•ness, n.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged confine, frontier, border.
8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged restrain, bound.
(sometimes plural)the ultimate extent, degree, or amount of something: the limit of endurance
(often plural)the boundary or edge of a specific area: the city limits
(often plural)the area of premises within specific boundaries
the largest quantity or amount allowed
a value to which a function f(x) approaches as closely as desired as the independent variable approaches a specified value (x = a) or approaches infinity
a value to which a sequence an approaches arbitrarily close as n approaches infinity
the limit of a sequence of partial sums of a convergent infinite series: the limit of 1 + + + + … is 2
one of the two specified values between which a definite integral is evaluated
the limit ⇒ a person or thing that is intolerably exasperating
(-its, -iting, -ited)(transitive)
to restrict or confine, as to area, extent, time, etc
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin līmes boundaryˈlimitableˈlimitablenessˈlimitlessˈlimitlesslyˈlimitlessness
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