limit in English dictionary

  • limit

    Meanings and definitions of "limit"

    • (transitive) To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound.
    • (mathematics, intransitive) To have a limit in a particular set.
    • A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
    • (mathematics) 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).
    • (mathematics) Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.
    • (poker) Short for fixed limit.
    • The final, utmost, or furthest point.
    • (poker) Being a fixed limit game.
    • adjective
      (poker)
      Being a fixed limit game.
    • noun
      A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
    • noun
      (mathematics)
      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).
    • noun
      (mathematics)
      Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.
    • noun
      (category theory)
      The cone of a diagram through which any other cone of that same diagram can factor uniquely.
    • noun
      (poker)
      Short for fixed limit.
    • noun
      The final, utmost, or furthest point; the border or edge.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The space or thing defined by limits.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A restriction; a check or curb; a hindrance.
    • noun
      (logic, metaphysics)
      A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic.
    • noun
      (cycling)
      The first group of riders to depart in a handicap race.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound.
    • verb
      (mathematics, intransitive)
      To have a limit in a particular set.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region.
    • The point, edge, or line beyond which something cannot or may not proceed.
    • restrict
    • boundary
    • mathematics: value to which a sequence converges
    • mathematics: abstraction of this concept of limit
    • the limit(s)
    • limit(s)
    • (to) limit
    • noun
      as far as something can go
    • noun
      final or latest limiting point
    • noun
      the boundary of a specific area
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
    • noun
      the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
    • verb
      decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
    • verb
      place limits on (extent or amount or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
    • verb
      restrict or confine within limits; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"; "please confine your questions to the topic"; "our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born"

    Synonyms of "limit" in English dictionary

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    Grammar and declension of limit

    • limit ( third-person singular simple present limits, present participle limiting, simple past and past participle limited)
    • limit ( not comparable)
    • limit (plural: limits)
    • limit (not comparable)
    • limit (plural limits)
    • limit (third-person singular simple present limits, present participle limiting, simple past and past participle limited)
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