limit

IPA: ɫˈɪmʌt

A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
(mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).
(mathematics) Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.
(category theory) The cone of a diagram through which any other cone of that same diagram can factor uniquely.
(poker) Fixed limit.
The final, utmost, or furthest point; the border or edge.
(obsolete) The space or thing defined by limits.
(obsolete) That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent.
(obsolete) A restriction; a check or curb; a hindrance.
(logic, metaphysics) A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic.
(cycling) The first group of riders to depart in a handicap race.
(colloquial, as "the limit") A person who is exasperating, intolerable, astounding, etc.

(transitive) To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
(mathematics, intransitive) To have a limit in a particular set.
(obsolete) To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region.

Examples of "limit" in Sentences

Though he may still need a new day job - he will reach his term limit in the City Council in 2013.
To realize maintaining a list of the minimal k elements, I used a derived max heap, which is limited to k elements: limit = (int) $limit;} public function compare ($a, $b) {if (! (
$pattern. pattern: The pattern to search for, as a string. limit: If specified, then only substrings up to $limit are returned with the rest of the string being placed in the last substring.
Defaults to -1 (no limit). count: If specified, this variable will be filled with the number of replacements done. preg_replace (mixed $pattern, mixed $replacement, mixed $subject [, int $limit = -1
Thanks to a term limit and possible misconduct, the plum Bronx Surrogate's job is soon coming up for grabs, our dear Bob Kappstatter Surrogate Lee Holzman is due to step down when his 12-year-term expires Dec. 31, 2012.
If men's wages fall below a certain limit, they become tramps, thieves, and robbers; but woman's wages _have no limit_, since she can always work for less than she can subsist upon, the _paths of shame being open to her_.
A $limit of "- 1″," 0″, or NULL means "no limit" and, as is standard across PHP, you can use NULL to skip to the $flags parameter. flags: Can be a combination of the flags defined below (combined with the bitwise "|" operator).