Definitions for limit
ˈlɪm ɪtlim·it

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. limit, bound, boundarynoun

   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, limitnoun

   final or latest limiting point

3. limitnoun

   as far as something can go

4. limit, demarcation, demarcation linenoun

   the boundary of a specific area

5. limit, limit point, point of accumulationnoun

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

6. limit, limitationverb

   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, throttleverb

   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, confineverb

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

9. specify, set, determine, define, fix, limitverb

   decide upon or fix definitely

   "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LIMITnoun

   Bound; border; utmost reach.

   Etymology: limite, French; limitor, Latin.

   The whole limit of the mountain round about shall be most holy. Exod. xliii. 12.

2. To Limitverb

   To confine with certain bounds; to restrain; to circumscribe; not to leave at large.

   Etymology: limiter, French, from the noun.

   They tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. Psal. lxxviii. 41.

   Thanks I must you con,
   That you are thieves profest;
   For there is boundless theft
   In limited professions. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.

   If a king come in by conquest, he is no longer a limited monarch. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To restrain from a lax or general signification; as, the universe is here limited to this earth.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. limit

   In mathematics, a limit is a value that a function or sequence "approaches" as the input or index approaches some particular value. Limits are used to define continuity, derivatives, and integrals, and they can give precise meaning to statements like "as x becomes infinitely large" or "as x approaches 0."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Limitverb

   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

2. Limitverb

   the space or thing defined by limits

3. Limitverb

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

4. Limitverb

   a restriction; a check; a curb; a hindrance

5. Limitverb

   a determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic; a differentia

6. Limitverb

   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

7. Limitverb

   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

8. Limitverb

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

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

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. limitverb

   A unit of distance on the military intelligence major scale for the information of technology. 1.) A point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass.

   The commandments of our Lord God is the limit he gave his people.

   Etymology: Measurement

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 30, 2024  

Matched Categories

1. • Boundary
   • Extremity
   • Indefinite Quantity

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. Michael McKinley:

   I said : We've seen the situation that's developing outside. Wouldn't it be good to put out a statement on Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch ? Since White House vitriol.The State Department is White House vitriol.The State Department, you know, at least tried to keep Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch in Ukraine. I had gotten that from the newspapers, he listened. White House vitriol.The State Department was White House vitriol.The State Department. Sort of,' Thank you.' White House vitriol.The State Department was the limit of the conversation.

2. De Bausset:

   Some of the partners that we are working with will need us for a lot before they become the real champions that India has in mind. Fair business means that we need to have levels of control that are appropriate for the risk we are taking. Setting a limit at 49 percent or whatever comes is not going to cut it.

3. Jeff Masters:

   The atmosphere is fundamentally chaotic and unpredictable, there's a limit to how much certainty we can have in the modeling.

4. Saeed Ghasseminejad:

   To limit such an operation, Washingtons best tool is to limit Irans revenue in general, something that the Trump administration has done. The second step is to blacklist the vast network of the IRGCs business empire and more importantly the people who run that network, [But] the moment the U.S. lifts the sanctions and Tehran gets billions of dollars and wide access to the international financial system, the IRGC one way or another will get its share to fund terrorism.

5. Xu Yahua:

   According to local regulations, car-pooling services should have a certain limit on the number of rides each car can offer, there have also been terrible cases that have happened on ride-hailing services so we hope each platform can take in lessons and strengthen safety management measures.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=limit
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=limit
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limit
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=limit
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=limit