limit
/ˈlɪm.ɪt/
A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go or proceed; The final, utmost, or furthest point; the border or edge
- plural
- limits
Meanings
- 1
A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go or proceed
Is there a speed limit?
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
Don't break the speed limit.
Tatoeba · AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
The final, utmost, or furthest point; the border or edge
- 3
A restriction; a check or curb; a hindrance
- 4
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)rare
- 5
Any of several abstractions of this concept of limitrare
- 6
The cone of a diagram through which any other cone of that same diagram can factor uniquelyrare
- 7
Fixed limitrare
- 8
The space or thing defined by limitsrare
- 9
That terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extentrare
- 10
A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristicrare