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(lĭm'ĭt) 
n.
n.
- The point, edge, or line beyond which something cannot or may not proceed.
- limits The boundary surrounding a specific area; bounds: within the city limits.
- A confining or restricting object, agent, or influence.
- The greatest or least amount, number, or extent allowed or possible: a withdrawal limit of $200; no minimum age limit.
- Games. The largest amount which may be bet at one time in games of chance.
- (Abbr. lim) Mathematics. A number or point L that is approached by a function f(x) as x approaches a if, for every positive number ε, there exists a number δ such that |f(x)−L| < ε if 0 < |x−a| < δ. Also called limit point, point of accumulation.
- Informal. One that approaches or exceeds certain limits, as of credibility, forbearance, or acceptability: He is the limit of irresponsibility.
- To confine or restrict within a boundary or bounds.
- To fix definitely; to specify.
[Middle English limite, from Old French, border, from Latin līmes, līmit-, border, limit.]
limitable lim'it·a·ble adj.SYNONYMS limit, restrict, confine, circumscribe. These verbs mean to establish or keep within specified bounds. Limit refers principally to the establishment of a maximum beyond which a person or thing cannot or may not go: The Constitution limits the President's term of office to four years. To restrict is to keep within prescribed limits, as of choice or action: The sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted to those over 21. Confine suggests imprisonment, restraint, or impediment: The children were confined to the nursery. Circumscribe connotes an encircling or surrounding line that confines, especially narrowly: "A man . . . should not circumscribe his activity by any inflexible fence of rigid rules" (John Stuart Blackie).
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as a verb, has inflected forms limited, limiting. Limit means 'to put a limit on', i.e. 'restrict', whereas delimit means 'to determine the boundaries of', and is used with reference to territories, frontiers, etc.
| limey, limy, likewise, likely | |
| linchpin, line, lineament, liniment |
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Mathematical concept based on the idea of closeness, used mainly in studying the behaviour of functions close to values at which they are undefined. For example, the function 1/ is not defined at = 0. For positive values of , as is chosen closer and closer to 0, the value of 1/ begins to grow rapidly, approaching infinity as a limit. This interplay of action and reaction as the independent variable moves closer to a given value is the essence of the idea of a limit. Limits provide the means of defining the derivative and integral of a function.
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1. Legal Lending Limit on loans to a single borrower. National banks and savings and loan associations cannot make unsecured loans greater than 15% of capital, and secured loans above 25% of capital.
2. Bank's own internal credit limit in loans to a single borrower, for example, a guidance line of credit. The guidance line is never disclosed.
3. Consumer's Credit Limit as in credit cards.
4. In Foreign Exchange a daily trading limit: the maximum amount a dealer is willing to trade or deposit with another bank. Also, a central bank's limit on long or short open positions.
5. Country Limit.
6. In electronic funds transfers, a Bilateral Credit Limit negotiated by two banks to prevent overdrawing a Reserve Account at a Federal Reserve Bank.
7. Limit up/limit down: in commodities markets and financial futures, the largest daily price change allowed by a futures exchange on Futures Contracts.
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limit
noun
- A demarcation point or boundary beyond which something does not extend or occur: bound2 (often used in plural), confine (used in plural), end. See edge/center.
- Either of the two points at the ends of a spectrum or range: extreme. See edge/center.
- The boundary surrounding a certain area. bound2 (used in plural), confine (used in plural), precinct (often used in plural). See limited/unlimited.
- Something that limits or restricts: check, circumscription, constraint, cramp2, curb, inhibition, limitation, restraint, restriction, stricture, trammel. See limited/unlimited.
- The greatest amount or number allowed: ceiling, limitation, maximum. See limited/unlimited.
- The ultimate point to which an action, thought, discussion, or policy is carried: end, extreme, length. See limited/unlimited.
verb
- To place a limit on: circumscribe, confine, restrict. See limited/unlimited.
- To fix the limits of: bound2, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, determine, mark (off or out), measure. See limited/unlimited.
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limit
n
Definition: greatest extent
Antonyms: infinity, limitlessness, minimum
n
Definition: physical boundary
Antonyms: center, limitlessness
v
Definition: confine, restrict
Antonyms: allow, free, increase, let go, release, unbound
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limit, in mathematics, value approached by a sequence or a function as the index or independent variable approaches some value, possibly infinity. For example, the terms of the sequence 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, … are obviously getting smaller and smaller; since, if enough terms are taken, one can make the last term as small, i.e., as close to zero, as one pleases, the limit of this sequence is said to be zero. Similarly, the sequence 3, 5, 31/2, 41/2, 33/4, 41/4, 37/8, 41/8, … is seen to approach 4 as a limit. However, the sequences 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, … and 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, … do not have limits. Frequently a sequence is denoted by giving an expression for the nth term, sn; e.g., the first example is denoted by sn = 1/2n. The limit, s, of a sequence can then be expressed as lim sn = s, or in the case of the example, lim 1/2n = 0 (read "the limit of 1/2n as n approaches infinity is zero"). A sequence is a special case of a function. In many functions commonly encountered, the values of the independent variable (the domain) and those of the dependent variable (the range) may be any numbers, while for a sequence the domain is restricted to the positive integers, 1, 2, 3, … . The function y = 1/2x resembles the sequence used as an example, but note that x can take on values other than 1, 2, 3, … ; thus we find not only lim 1/2x = 0 but also lim 1/2x = 4. A more precise definition of the limit of a function is: The function y = f(x) approaches a limit L as x approaches some number a if, for any positive number ε, there is a positive number δ such that |f(x) − L| < ε if 0 < |x − a| < δ. Similarly, f(x) has the limit L as x becomes infinite if for any positive ε there is a δ such that |f(x) − L| < ε if |x| > δ.
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IN BRIEF: n. -The boundary of a specific area; As far as something can go.
Anyone who thinks the sky is the limit, has limited imagination.
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sign description: Both bent hands make a slight twisting motion with one hand slightly higher than the other.
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(in mathematics) a value to which a function or the sum of a series approaches as an independent variable approaches a specified value or infinity.
| lignoceroyl, lignocerate, lignocellulose | |
| limit dextrin, limit dextrinosis, limit digest |
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- Quantities, Relationships, and Operations - limit: value approached by function as its independent variable approaches some specific value
- Hunting Practice and Techniques - limit: maximum number of game that may legally be taken in designated time or locale
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- Dimensions and Directions - limit: greatest extent
- Order, Hierarchy, and Systems - limit: point or number that may not be exceeded
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Limit
Dansk (Danish)
n. - grænse, maksimum, minimum, limitum, tolerance, grænseværdi
v. tr. - begrænse, indskrænke, limitere
idioms:
- over the limit over grænsen, over stregen
- within limits inden for visse grænser
Nederlands (Dutch)
limiet, grens, beperking, quota, paal en perk, (mv) grenzen, toppunt, het uiterste, begrenzen, beperken, limiteren
Français (French)
n. - limite, limitation
v. tr. - limiter, se limiter à (faire)
idioms:
- be the limit dépasser les bornes
- over the limit au-delà de la limite
- within limits dans la limite de
Deutsch (German)
n. - Grenzwert, Grenze, Beschränkung
v. - begrenzen, einschränken
idioms:
- be the limit [einfach] unmöglich sein
- over the limit über dem Grenzwert
- within limits innerhalb gewisser Grenzen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - όριο, σύνορο, πέρας
v. - περιορίζω/-ομαι, θέτω όρια
idioms:
- over the limit πάνω από το όριο
- within limits μέσα σε (λογικά) όρια
Italiano (Italian)
limitare, limite
idioms:
- off limits vietato
- over the limit oltre i limiti
- within limits con moderazione
Português (Portuguese)
n. - limite (m)
v. - limitar
idioms:
- off limits fora dos limites
- over the limit acima do limite
- within limits com moderação
Русский (Russian)
ограничивать, служить границей, предел
idioms:
- off limits въезд запрещен, участие запрещено, вне границ
- over the limit за пределами
- within limits в пределах чего-л.
Español (Spanish)
n. - límite
v. tr. - limitar
idioms:
- be the limit ser intolerable
- over the limit exceder el límite
- within limits dentro de ciertos límites
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gräns, yttersta gräns, (mat.) gränsvärde, limit
v. - begränsa, sätta (en) gräns för, inskränka, (hand.) limitera
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
界限, 限制, 限度, 限定
idioms:
- over the limit 超过限度
- within limits 适当地
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 界限, 限制, 限度
v. tr. - 限制, 限定
idioms:
- over the limit 超過限度
- within limits 適當地
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 극한점, 한계, 경계선
v. tr. - ~에 한계를 설정하다, 한정하다, 제한하다
idioms:
- over the limit 한계를 넘어
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 限界, 制限, 境界, 我慢の極限
v. - 制限する
idioms:
- off limits 立ち入り禁止区域
- over the limit 限度外の
- within limits 適度に
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حد, نهايه, حد أقصى (فعل) حدد, قيد, حصر
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - גבול, תחום, מגבלה
v. tr. - צימצם, הגביל
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