Limit

Limit

A limit can be:
* Limit (mathematics), including:
** Limit of a function
** Limit of a sequence
** One-sided limit
** Limit superior and limit inferior
** Limit of a net
** Limit point
** Limit (category theory)
* A constraint (mathematical, physical, economical, legal, etc.) in the form of an inequality, such as:
** Chandrasekhar limit
** Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin limit
** Budget constraint
** Speed limit
** Age of consent
* An extreme value or boundary, such as:
** High frequency limit
** A limit order is a type of order to buy a security at no more (or sell at no less) than a specific price on an exchange.
* Other uses, such as:
** Limit (music) in just intonation
** In BDSM, limits are activities that a partner feels strongly about, and to which special attention must be paid.
*The Limit, a 1980s band

ee also

* Limited


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  • Limit — Limit …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • limit# — limit n Limit, bound, confine, end, term are comparable when they mean an actual or imaginary line beyond which a thing does not or cannot extend. Limit is the most inclusive of these terms because it carries no necessary implication of number,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Limit — Lim it (l[i^]m [i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Limiting}.] [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.] To apply a limit to, or set a limit for;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Limit — Lim it (l[i^]m [i^]t), n. [From L. limes, limitis: cf. F. limite; or from E. limit, v. See {Limit}, v. t.] 1. That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent; as, the limit of a walk, of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Limit — steht für eine Mengengrenze oder Betragsgrenze, siehe Grenzwert einen Begriff aus dem Pokerspiel, siehe Liste von Pokerbegriffen einen Orderzusatz einer Wertpapierorder in Form einer Kursober oder untergrenze, siehe Limitorder Limit… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • limit — [lim′it] n. [OFr limite < L limes (gen. limitis), border, frontier] 1. the point, line, or edge where something ends or must end; boundary or border beyond which something ceases to be or to be possible 2. [pl.] bounds; boundary lines 3. the… …   English World dictionary

  • limit — I noun ambit, border, bound, boundary, boundary line, circumscriptio, circumscription, extreme boundary final point, finis, fringe, frontier, furthest point, line of demarcation, outer edge, outer line, outer point, perimeter, rim, terminus,… …   Law dictionary

  • Limit — Sn Grenze, Preisrahmen erw. fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. limit, dieses aus frz. limite f., aus l. līmes (limitis) m. Grenzlinie, Querweg, Rain . Schon früher aus dem Französischen entlehnt ist die verbale Ableitung limitieren.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • limit — lìmit m DEFINICIJA 1. ograničenje, granica 2. veličina ili vrijednost koja se ne smije prekoračiti [postaviti limit; dosegnuti limit] 3. ekon. bank. najviša cijena po kojoj se može kupiti ili prodati neki vrijednosni papir, deviza ili roba… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • limit — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. limiticie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} nieprzekraczalna granica określająca ilość czegoś, np. kosztów, czasu, etatów, studentów : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Limit czasu. Przekroczyć limit pieniężny. Limit przyjęć na… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • limit — ► NOUN 1) a point beyond which something does not or may not pass. 2) a restriction on the size or amount of something. 3) the furthest extent of one s endurance. ► VERB (limited, limiting) ▪ set or serve as a limit to. ● …   English terms dictionary

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