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limit
noun
a
point
,
line
,
amount
,
or
level
that
you
cannot
or
must
not
go
beyond
•
The
city
has
set
a
speed
limit
of
30
miles
per
hour
on
residential
streets
.
The
city
has
set
a
speed
limit
of
30
miles
per
hour
on
residential
streets
.
•
My
phone
plan
has
a
data
limit
of
five
gigabytes
per
month
.
My
phone
plan
has
a
data
limit
of
five
gigabytes
per
month
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Latin
limes
,
limitis
meaning
‘
boundary
,
frontier
’.
verb
to
control
or
reduce
something
so
that
it
does
not
go
beyond
a
certain
point
or
amount
•
Parents
try
to
limit
their
children's
screen
time
to
two
hours
a
day
.
Parents
try
to
limit
their
children's
screen
time
to
two
hours
a
day
.
•
Because
the
suitcase
is
small
,
I
have
to
limit
what
I
pack
.
Because
the
suitcase
is
small
,
I
have
to
limit
what
I
pack
.
Developed
from
the
noun
sense
;
first
recorded
as
a
verb
in
the
late
14th
century
.
noun
the
greatest
amount
,
number
,
or
level
that
is
allowed
or
possible
•
The
airline
sets
a
10-kilogram
limit
for
carry-on
bags
.
The
airline
sets
a
10-kilogram
limit
for
carry-on
bags
.
•
After
buying
gifts
for
everyone
,
she
reached
her
credit-card
spending
limit
.
After
buying
gifts
for
everyone
,
she
reached
her
credit-card
spending
limit
.
Middle
English
"
limite
"
from
Old
French
,
from
Latin
"
līmit-
,
limes
"
meaning
"
boundary
,
border
".
noun
a
point
or
line
that
marks
the
end
,
edge
,
or
border
of
something
•
We
hiked
to
the
limit
of
the
forest
before
turning
back
.
We
hiked
to
the
limit
of
the
forest
before
turning
back
.
•
The
city
’
s
eastern
limit
is
marked
by
a
broad
river
.
The
city
’
s
eastern
limit
is
marked
by
a
broad
river
.
From
Latin
"
limes
"
meaning
"
border
".
verb
-
limit
,
limiting
,
limits
,
limited
to
control
or
reduce
the
size
,
amount
,
or
range
of
something
•
Parents
should
limit
their
children
’
s
screen
time
.
Parents
should
limit
their
children
’
s
screen
time
.
•
The
company
plans
to
limit
emissions
by
upgrading
its
equipment
.
The
company
plans
to
limit
emissions
by
upgrading
its
equipment
.
Derived
from
the
noun
sense
;
first
used
as
a
verb
in
late
Middle
English
.
noun
(
mathematics
)
the
value
that
a
sequence
or
function
approaches
as
the
input
gets
closer
to
a
particular
point
or
grows
without
bound
•
As
x
approaches
zero
,
the
limit
of
sin
x
divided
by
x
equals
one
.
As
x
approaches
zero
,
the
limit
of
sin
x
divided
by
x
equals
one
.
•
In
calculus
class
,
we
learned
to
find
the
limit
of
a
sequence
.
In
calculus
class
,
we
learned
to
find
the
limit
of
a
sequence
.
Adopted
into
mathematical
vocabulary
in
the
17th
century
to
describe
a
boundary
value
.
noun
in
mathematics
,
a
value
that
a
sequence
or
function
gets
closer
and
closer
to
•
As
x
approaches
zero
,
the
limit
of
sin
x
/
x
equals
one
.
As
x
approaches
zero
,
the
limit
of
sin
x
/
x
equals
one
.
•
The
sequence
1
,
1/2
,
1/3
, ...
has
a
limit
of
zero
.
The
sequence
1
,
1/2
,
1/3
, ...
has
a
limit
of
zero
.
Adopted
into
mathematical
vocabulary
in
the
18th
century
from
earlier
general
English
use
.
