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lim·it·ed
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adj.
restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short:
a limited number of places are available
special offers available for a limited period
the legislation has had a limited effect.
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(of a monarchy or government) exercised under limitations of power prescribed by a constitution.
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(of a person) not great in ability or talents:
I think he is a very limited man.
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(of a train or other vehicle of public transportation) making few intermediate stops; express.
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(Limited) Brit.
denoting a company whose owners are legally responsible for its debts only to the extent of the amount of capital they invested (used after a company name):
Times Newspapers Limited.
DERIVATIVES:
lim·it·ed·ness
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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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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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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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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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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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Qualifying limits for Legal Aid.
M2 Presswire; 2/28/2005; 700+ words
; ...disposable income Income limits Upper (eligibility) limit GBP6800 (GBP6350...GBP2860) Capital limits Upper (eligibility) limit GBP6750 (GBP6310...disposable income Income limits Upper (eligibility) limit GBP145 (GBP135) Lower...
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Nonslender Column Limits for Braced and Unbraced Reinforced Concrete Members
Magazine article from: ACI Structural Journal; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...common practice, the limits were functions of effective...conditions. The braced member limit was also a function of...the first time in such limits, allowed for a significantly...documenting slenderness limits corresponding to given...propose new and reliable limit formulations. The ...
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SPEED LIMIT HIKE NEARLY HITS ROADBLOCK IN HOUSE
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press; 2/7/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...has been unfriendly to speed limit increases in recent years...who voted "yes" on the speed limit increase last year. But this...helped convince him higher speed limits could be dangerous. A spokesman...House lawmakers about the speed limit increase. Confronted with the...
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Limit
Book article from: Mathematics
...x2014;are based on the limit concept. Limits can be examined using three...approaches, the sequence has no limit. Functions Limits can also be examined using...approached is called the "limit." Limits can be used to understand the...
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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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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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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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