Definition for "Limit"

Etymology

noun From Middle English Old French Latin limes (“a cross-path or balk between fields, hence a boundary, boundary line or wall, any path or road, border, limit”). (verb) From Middle English limiten Old French limiter Latin limitare (“to bound, limit, fix, determine”) limes; see noun.
....Source from : Wiktionary

Limit - (Verb)

phonetic : /ˈlimit/ http://www.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/de/0/limit.mp3
1. Set or serve as a limit to
  • try to limit the amount you drink
....Source from : Google Definitions

throttle (place limits on (extent or amount or access)) "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
confine to (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"
fix, limit (decide upon or fix definitely) "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
....Source from : wordnetweb

transitive To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound.
  • We need to limit the power of the executive.
  • I'm limiting myself to two drinks tonight.
....Source from : Wiktionary

mathematics, intransitive To have a limit in a particular set.
  • The sequence limits on the point a.
....Source from : Wiktionary

Limit - (Noun)

phonetic : /ˈlimit/ http://www.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/de/0/limit.mp3
1. A point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass
  • the limits of presidential power
2. The terminal point or boundary of an area or movement
  • the city limits
3. The furthest extent of one's physical or mental endurance
  • Mary Ann tried everyone's patience to the limit
4. A restriction on the size or amount of something permissible or possible
  • an age limit
5. A speed limit
  • a 30 mph limit
6. (in card games) An agreed maximum stake or bet
7. The maximum concentration of alcohol in the blood that the law allows in the driver of a motor vehicle
  • the risk of drinkers inadvertently going over the limit
8. A point or value that a sequence, function, or sum of a series can be made to approach progressively, until it is as close to the point or value as desired
....Source from : Google Definitions

boundary (the greatest possible degree of something) "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
terminal point, limit (final or latest limiting point)
(n) limit (as far as something can go)
demarcation line (the boundary of a specific area)
point of accumulation (the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity)
limitation (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"
....Source from : wordnetweb

A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
  • There are several existing limits to executive power.
  • Two drinks is my limit tonight.
....Source from : Wiktionary

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).
  • The sequence of reciprocals has zero as its limit.
....Source from : Wiktionary

mathematics Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.
  • Category theory defines a very general concept of limit.
....Source from : Wiktionary

poker Short for fixed limit.
....Source from : Wiktionary

....Source from : Wiktionary

Limit - (Adjective)

poker Being a fixed limit game.
....Source from : Wiktionary

Limit - (General)

9. restrict: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
Source or sample of word "limit"
10. the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
Source or sample of word "limit"
11. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
Source or sample of word "limit"
12. terminus ad quem: final or latest limiting point
Source or sample of word "limit"
13. as far as something can go
Source or sample of word "limit"
14. specify: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
Source or sample of word "limit"
15. In category theory, a branch of mathematics, the abstract notion of a limit captures the essential properties of universal constructions such as products and inverse limits. ...
Source or sample of word "limit"
16. In music theory, limit or harmonic limit is a way of characterizing the harmony found in a piece or genre of music, or the harmonies that can be made using a particular scale. ...
Source or sample of word "limit"
17. In mathematics, especially in the study of dynamical systems, a limit set is the state a dynamical system reaches after an infinite amount of time has passed, by either going forward or backwards in time. ...
Source or sample of word "limit"
18. The Limit was a 1980s musical group composed of Dutch producers Bernard Oattes and Rob Van Schalk. They released a full-length album in 1984, which yielded the hit "Say Yeah". The song peaked at #17 on the UK Singles Chart and at #7 on the U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play chart.
Source or sample of word "limit"
19. The Limit (aka. Gone Dark) is a 2003 film directed and produced by Lewin Webb and written by Matt Holland.
Source or sample of word "limit"
20. "The Limit" is the first solo single released by British singer, Darren Ockert (musician) in 2006.
Source or sample of word "limit"
21. A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go; 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. ...
Source or sample of word "limit"
22. (limited) With certain (oft. specified) limits placed upon it
Source or sample of word "limit"
23. (Limitation) The continuation of a school’s eligibility to participate in the guarantor’s programs, subject to compliance with special conditions or restrictions established by agreement with the Department of Education or the guarantor.
Source or sample of word "limit"
24. (Limitation) every claim has a limitation period or a limitation date. This is the period within which or the date by which a claim must either be settled or proceedings issued. ...
Source or sample of word "limit"
25. (8.2 Limitation) IN NO EVENT WILL ConfometRx RF BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO THE SITE OR USE OF THE SERVICES.
Source or sample of word "limit"
26. (LIMITATION) NEITHER VERDAFERO NOR ITS VENDORS SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM YOUR DISPLAYING, COPYING, OR DOWNLOADING ANY MATERIAL ON THE SITE OR RELATING TO YOUR SUBMISSIONS. ...
Source or sample of word "limit"
27. (LIMITATION) Whenever the Hague Rules or COGSA are applicable otherwise than by National law in determining liability of the Carrier, that liability shall in no event exceed $500.00 per package or unit.
Source or sample of word "limit"
28. (Limitation) A limit in the number of treatments or maximum dollar amount covered by a plan for certain services or supplies. ...
Source or sample of word "limit"
29. (Limitation) A recording in a folio of the Register to the effect that the description of the land in the folio has not been investigated by the Registrar General and the boundaries of which are not guaranteed until defined in a new plan of survey.
Source or sample of word "limit"
30. (Limitation) All references to this term refer to the comparison between our lives as limitless etheric entities vs. the solidified form that we must take in order to come into physical being. ...
Source or sample of word "limit"
31. (Limitation) An applicant for a trade mark may voluntarily impose a geographical or other limitation to the use of its trade mark applied for. This is usually done to overcome objections raised during the prosecution procedure or to honour agreements made with third parties.
Source or sample of word "limit"
32. (Limitation) An aspect of a study that may influence the results or the extent to which the findings are generalizable. Also see generalizable.
Source or sample of word "limit"
33. (Limitation) Statement of edition size.
Source or sample of word "limit"
....Source from : Google Definitions

Synonyms


Pronunciation : IPA

  • /ˈlɪmɪt/
  • -ɪmɪt
....Source from : Wiktionary

Pronunciation : Audio

....Source from : Wiktionary