limited
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1.
confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
2.
Government. restricted with reference to governing powers by limitations prescribed in laws and in a constitution, as in limited monarchy; limited government.
3.
characterized by an inability to think imaginatively or independently; lacking originality or scope; narrow: a rather limited intelligence.
4.
Chiefly British.
a.
responsible for the debts of a company only to a specified amount proportionate to the percentage of stock held.
b.
(of a business firm) owned by stockholders, each having a restricted liability for the company's debts.
c.
( usually initial capital letter ) incorporated; Inc. Abbreviation: Ltd.
5.
(of railroad trains, buses, etc.) making only a limited number of stops en route.
noun
6.
a limited train, bus, etc.
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noun
1.
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
2.
a boundary or bound, as of a country, area, or district.
3.
Mathematics.
a.
a number such that the value of a given function remains arbitrarily close to this number when the independent variable is sufficiently close to a specified point or is sufficiently large. The limit of 1/ x is zero as x approaches infinity; the limit of ( x − 1) 2 is zero as x approaches 1.
b.
a number such that the absolute value of the difference between terms of a given sequence and the number approaches zero as the index of the terms increases to infinity.
c.
one of two numbers affixed to the integration symbol for a definite integral, indicating the interval or region over which the integration is taking place and substituted in a primitive, if one exists, to evaluate the integral.
4.
limits, the premises or region enclosed within boundaries: We found them on school limits after hours.
5.
Games. the maximum sum by which a bet may be raised at any one time.
verb (used with object)
7.
to restrict by or as if by establishing limits (usually followed by to ): Please limit answers to 25 words.
8.
to confine or keep within limits: to limit expenditures.
9.
Law. to fix or assign definitely or specifically.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English lymyt < Latin līmit- (stem of līmes) boundary, path between fields
1325–75; Middle English lymyt < Latin līmit- (stem of līmes) boundary, path between fields
Related forms
lim·it·a·ble, adjective
lim·it·a·ble·ness, noun
o·ver·lim·it, verb (used with object)
re·lim·it, verb (used with object)
un·der·lim·it, noun
Can be confused: 1. boundary, limit, parameter, variable (see synonym study at boundary)(see usage note at parameter) ; 2. limit, limitation.
Synonyms
2. confine, frontier, border. 8. restrain, bound.
2. confine, frontier, border. 8. restrain, bound.
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limit (ˈlɪmɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (sometimes plural) the ultimate extent, degree, or amount of something: the limit of endurance |
| 2. | (often plural) the boundary or edge of a specific area: the city limits |
| 3. | (often plural) the area of premises within specific boundaries |
| 4. | the largest quantity or amount allowed |
| 5. | maths |
| a. a value to which a function f(x) approaches as closely as desired as the independent variable approaches a specified value (x = a) or approaches infinity | |
| b. a value to which a sequence an approaches arbitrarily close as n approaches infinity | |
| c. the limit of a sequence of partial sums of a convergent infinite series: the limit of | |
| 6. | maths one of the two specified values between which a definite integral is evaluated |
| 7. | informal the limit a person or thing that is intolerably exasperating |
| 8. | off limits |
| a. out of bounds | |
| b. forbidden to do or use: smoking was off limits everywhere | |
| 9. | within limits to a certain or limited extent: I approve of it within limits |
| —vb , -its, -iting, -ited | |
| 10. | to restrict or confine, as to area, extent, time, etc |
| 11. | law to agree, fix, or assign specifically |
| [C14: from Latin līmes boundary] | |
| 'limitable | |
| —adj | |
| 'limitableness | |
| —n | |
| 'limitless | |
| —adj | |
| 'limitlessly | |
| —adv | |
| 'limitlessness | |
| —n | |
| limited (ˈlɪmɪtɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having a limit; restricted; confined |
| 2. | without fullness or scope; narrow |
| 3. | (of governing powers, sovereignty, etc) restricted or checked, by or as if by a constitution, laws, or an assembly: limited government |
| 4. | (US), (Canadian) (of a train) stopping only at certain stations and having only a set number of cars for passengers |
| 5. | chiefly (Brit) (of a business enterprise) owned by shareholders whose liability for the enterprise's debts is restricted |
| —n | |
| 6. | (US), (Canadian) a limited train, bus, etc |
| 'limitedly | |
| —adv | |
| 'limitedness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
limit
late 14c., "boundary, frontier," from O.Fr. limite "a boundary," from L. limitem (nom. limes) "a boundary, embankment between fields, border," related to limen "threshold." Colloquial sense of "the very extreme, the greatest degree imaginable" is from 1904. The verb is late 14c., from O.Fr. limiter,
from L. limitare "to bound, limit, fix," from limes.
limited
1550s, pp. adj. from limit; as a stand-alone for limited express train, by 1883. Limited edition is from 1920; limited monarchy from 1640s; limited war is from 1948. In British company names, Limited (abbrev. Ltd.), 1855, is short for limited liability company, one in which
the liability of partners is limited, usually to the amount of their capital investment.
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Medical Dictionary
limit lim·it (lĭm'ĭt)
n.
The point, edge, or line beyond which something cannot or may not proceed.
A confining or restricting object, agent, or influence.
The greatest or least amount, number, or extent allowed or possible.
To confine or restrict within a boundary or bounds.
To fix definitely; to specify.
lim'it·a·ble adj.
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Science Dictionary
| limit (lĭm'ĭt) Pronunciation Key
A number or point for which, from a given set of numbers or points, one can choose an arbitrarily close number or point. For example, for the set of all real numbers greater than zero and less than one, the numbers one and zero are limit points, since one can pick a number from the set arbitrarily close to one or zero (even though one and zero are not themselves in the set). Limits form the basis for calculus, where a number L is defined to be the limit 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. |
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Example sentences
Cuomo concluded that many college-sponsored plans were inadequate, offering extremely limited coverage for students.
In the short term, you should spend your limited willpower budget wisely.
And tall pots make it easier for gardeners with limited mobility to tend crops without kneeling or squatting.
New capacitors can avoid age-limited liquid electrolytes.
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