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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lim•it•less (lim′it lis),USA pronunciation adj. - without limit;
boundless:limitless ambition; limitless space.
lim′it•less•ly, adv. lim′it•less•ness, n. unbounded, measureless, unending, countless. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lim•it /ˈlɪmɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the furthest boundary, point, or edge of the extent or amount of something:had reached the limit of their endurance.
- Informal Terms the limit, [singular]something very annoying or amazing:Their weird stunts are the limit!
v. [~ + object] - to restrict by or as if by limits:to limit spending.
lim•it•er, n. [countable] lim•it•less, adj. See -lim-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lim•it (lim′it),USA pronunciation n. - the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- a boundary or bound, as of a country, area, or district.
- [Math.]
- Mathematicsa 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. - Mathematicsa 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.
- Mathematicsone 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.
- limits, the premises or region enclosed within boundaries:We found them on school limits after hours.
- Gamesthe maximum sum by which a bet may be raised at any one time.
- Informal Terms the limit, something or someone that exasperates, delights, etc., to an extreme degree:You have made errors before, but this is the limit.
v.t. - to restrict by or as if by establishing limits (usually fol. by to):Please limit answers to 25 words.
- to confine or keep within limits:to limit expenditures.
- Lawto fix or assign definitely or specifically.
- Latin līmit- (stem of līmes) boundary, path between fields
- Middle English lymyt 1325–75
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged confine, frontier, border.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged restrain, bound.
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