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lim·it
/ ˈlimit/
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n.
1.
a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass:
the limits of presidential power
the 10-minute limit on speeches
there was no limit to his imagination.
∎ (often limits)
the terminal point or boundary of an area or movement:
the city limits
the upper limit of the tidal reaches.
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the furthest extent of one's physical or mental endurance:
Mary Ann tried everyone's patience to the limit
other horses were reaching their limit.
2.
a restriction on the size or amount of something permissible or possible:
an age limit
a weight limit.
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a speed limit:
a 30 mph limit.
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(in card games) an agreed maximum stake or bet.
∎ (also legal limit)
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.
Math.
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.
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v.
(lim·it·ed
, lim·it·ing
) [tr.]
set or serve as a limit to:
try to limit the amount you drink
class sizes are limited to a maximum of 10 [as adj.] (limiting)
a limiting factor.
PHRASES:
be the limit inf.
be intolerably troublesome or irritating.
off limits
out of bounds:
they declared the site off limits fig.
there was no topic that was off limits for discussion.
within limits
moderately; up to a point:
without limit
with no restriction.DERIVATIVES:
lim·i·ta·tive
/ ˈliməˌtātiv/
adj.
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Limits of Detection in Spectroscopy
Magazine article from: Spectroscopy; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...several aspects of the limit-of-detection concept. Limits of Detection and...Figures 1 and 2, the limit of quantitation...Instrument Detection Limits Versus Method Detection Limits The example above provides the detection limit for copper in iron...
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Limit hold'em tactics can pay dividends in no-limit
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 4/30/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Record (Bergen County, NJ) 04-30-2006 Limit hold'em tactics can pay dividends in no-limit DANIEL NEGREANU Date: 04-30-2006, Sunday...Learning how to play more than just no-limit Texas Hold'em will actually make you a better...
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The limits of limits of systems: most limits software lacks at least one element necessary to monitor global limits, according to American researchers.
Magazine article from: The Banker; 2/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Street System Enterprise level limits solutions Vendor Product...Infinity Panorama Global limits solutions Vendor Product...Services RXM SunGard/Infinity Limit Manager Midas Kapiti Int'l RiskVision Reuters K-Limits Source: Meridien Research
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Limits of 20mph at schools criticised
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 12/20/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...north now have 20mph limits on nearby roads and...introduce a 20mph speed limit in parts of its city...injuries in 30mph speed limits. Mr Smith said this...in a 20mph speed limit being fatally or...Caithness, where the limit was introduced in...impose 20mph speed limits outside all ...
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Limit Hold'em tactics to use in No Limit Hold'em games
Newspaper article from: Courier News (Elgin, IL); 8/19/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...trick pony. Learning how to play more than just No Limit Texas Hold'em will actually make you a better...and, ironically, will make you a better No Limit Hold'em player as well. Limit and No Limit Hold'em are games that are played...
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Limits attracting interest of voters across the nation
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/5/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...have approved term limits, those in Massachusetts...a plan that would limit the tenure of both...Constitution. "The state limits are certainly constitutional...have no authority to limit terms to the US Congress...states with no such limits. But Grossman is in agreement with ...
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Raising the limits.(Debit Card Report)(credit limit increased )
Magazine article from: Cards & Payments; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...institutions increased their limits and made their limit policies clearer, suggest...have a daily spending limit for PIN-debit, though...Regarding ATM withdrawal limits, 13% said their financial...have a daily withdrawal limit. When asked about their...
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Term limits: a bad idea whose time has passed.
Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine); 5/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...in the East--enacted term limits for their members of Congress...restrictions. Several different term limits amendments were introduced in...Senate. Like all the state term limits laws that have been passed...the House rejected a plan to limit terms in Congress to 12 additional...
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Term Limits for Board Members
Magazine article from: Healthcare Executive; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...board members. Are term limits a restrictive practice...be reappointed; term limit refers to the number...have also adopted term limits, but dieir value in...for most boards. Term limits, then, are a meaningful...uncertain environment, a limit on terms can be a blessing...
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TERM LIMITS IN CONGRESS? FAT CHANCE.(NEWS)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 4/22/1996; 700+ words
; ...constitutional amendment imposing term limits on senators and representatives, Cleta...who is the George Patton of the term-limits movement, made some suggestions to Haley...two Republican platforms endorsed term limits and so will the one Dole runs on, and...
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Limit
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...key to understanding limits: only after nearness is defined does a limit acquire an exact meaning...components of infinite limits of a sequence. Ancient...be different from the limit as x approaches p from...or the other of these limits may even fail to exist...
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limit
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...extend or pass: the limits of presidential power the 10-minute limit on speeches there was no limit to his imagination...xA0; (often limits ) the terminal point...movement: the city limits the upper limit of the tidal reaches...
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term limits
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...tenure, to set national term limits. Gubernatorial term limits are the oldest and most common...constitution established a two-term limit for the governor, and nearly...governorship. Legislative term limits are of more recent origin. From...
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Speed Limits
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...jurisdiction for setting speed limits back to the states. This...eliminated the national speed limit of 55 mph, passed the Senate...permitted to raise the speed limits as of 8 December 1995...still not changed the speed limit on urban interstates, but...
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Probability, Limits In
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Probability, Limits In The terms limits in probability and probability limits are encountered in the field of Bayesian inference and in the field of asymptotic theory; however, their meanings are applied differently in each of these two areas...
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