Definition of LIMIT

limit

Plural: limits

Noun

  • the greatest possible degree of something
    • "to the limit of his ability"
  • final or latest limiting point
  • as far as something can go
  • the boundary of a specific area
  • the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
  • 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"
  • 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., does not converge).
  • Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.
  • The cone of a diagram through which any other cone of that same diagram can factor uniquely.
  • Fixed limit.
  • The final, utmost, or furthest point; the border or edge.
  • The space or thing defined by limits.
  • That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent.
  • A restriction; a check or curb; a hindrance.
  • A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic.
  • The first group of riders to depart in a handicap race.
  • A person who is exasperating, intolerable, astounding, etc.

Verb

Verb Forms: limited, limiting, limits

  • To restrict, confine, or set a boundary.
  • place limits on (extent or access)
    • "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
  • restrict or confine,
    • "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
  • decide upon or fix definitely
  • To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
  • To have a limit in a particular set.
  • To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region.

Adj

  • Being a fixed limit game.

Examples

  • a limiting friar
  • Category theory defines a very general concept of limit.
  • I'm limiting myself to two drinks tonight.
  • the limit of a walk, of a town, or of a country
  • The sequence limits on the point a.
  • The sequence of reciprocals has zero as its limit.
  • There are several existing limits to executive power.
  • Two drinks is my limit tonight.
  • We need to limit the power of the executive.
  • Wise players know when to LIMIT their risk, even for high-scoring words.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English limit, from Old French limit, from Latin līmes (“a cross-path or balk between fields, hence a boundary, boundary line or wall, any path or road, border, limit”). Displaced native Old English ġemǣre. Doublet of limes.

Antonyms

expand, release

Scrabble Score: 7

limit: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
limit: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
limit: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

limit: valid Words With Friends Word