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   Lim·it

   /ˈlimət/

   

   noun

   • 1. a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass: "the success of the coup showed the limits of monarchical power"
   • ▪ the terminal point or boundary of an area or movement: "the city limits" Similar boundaryborderboundary lineboundbounding linepartition linefrontieredgedemarcation lineend pointcutoff pointterminationperimeteroutsideoutlineconfineperipherymarginrimextremityfringethresholdcompassOpposite center
   • ▪ the furthest extent of one's physical or mental endurance: "Mary Ann tried everyone's patience to the limit" Similar utmostbreaking pointextremitygreatest extentultimateend pointthe bitter endthe last strawthe straw that broke the camel's backenoughmore than enoughinformal:the endit
   • 2. a restriction on the size or amount of something permissible or possible: "an age limit" Similar maximumceilinglimitationupper limitrestrictioncurbcheckcontrolcurtailmentrestraintdamperbrakereinOpposite minimum
   • ▪ a speed limit: "a 30 mph limit"
   • ▪ (in card games) an agreed maximum stake or bet.
   • ▪ 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"
   • 3. 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.

   verb

   • 1. set or serve as a limit to: "try to limit the amount you drink"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin limes, limit- ‘boundary, frontier’. The verb is from Latin limitare, from limes.

   Derivatives

   • 1. limitable adjective
   • 2. limitative adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLIMIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LIMIT definition: 1. the greatest amount, number, or level of something that is either possible or allowed: 2. the…. Learn more.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › limitLIMIT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of vision. the limit of his experience; the limit of vision. a boundary or bound, as of a country, area, or district. Synonyms: border, frontier, confines. Mathematics.

4. www.mathsisfun.com › calculus › limitsLimits (An Introduction) - Math is Fun

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   The limit does not exist at "a" We can't say what the value at "a" is, because there are two competing answers: 3.8 from the left, and; 1.3 from the right; But we can use the special "−" or "+" signs (as shown) to define one sided limits: the left-hand limit (−) is 3.8; the right-hand limit (+) is 1.3; And the ordinary limit "does not exist"

5. www.khanacademy.org › math › ap-calculus-abLimits intro (video) | Limits and continuity | Khan Academy

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   A limit is a method of determining what it looks like the function "ought to be" at a particular point based on what the function is doing as you get close to that point. If you have a continuous function, then this limit will be the same thing as the actual value of the function at that point.

6. brilliant.org › wiki › limits-of-functionsLimits of Functions | Brilliant Math & Science Wiki

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   8 others. contributed. The limit of a function at a point \ (a\) in its domain (if it exists) is the value that the function approaches as its argument approaches \ (a.\) The concept of a limit is the fundamental concept of calculus and analysis.

7. www.khanacademy.org › math › calculus-1Limits and continuity | Calculus 1 | Math | Khan Academy

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   Limit properties. (Opens a modal) Limits of combined functions. (Opens a modal) Limits of combined functions: piecewise functions. (Opens a modal) Theorem for limits of composite functions. (Opens a modal) Theorem for limits of composite functions: when conditions aren't met.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLIMIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   the greatest amount, number, or level of something that is either possible or allowed: Is there a limit on the amount of money you can claim? I think we ought to put a strict limit on the amount of time we can spend on the project. There's a limit to the number of times I can stop what I'm doing just so I can help him!