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.

Mathematics .

a 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.

a 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.

one 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.

Games . the maximum sum by which a bet may be raised at any one time.

the limit, Informal . something or someone that exasperates, delights, etc., to an extreme degree

You have made errors before, but this is the limit.

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.

Law . to fix or assign definitely or specifically.

noun

infinity , limitlessness

verb

free , let go , release , unbound

noun

absolute , bitter end , border , bottom line * , bound , bourne , breaking point * , brim , brink , cap , ceiling , check , circumscription , conclusion , confinement , confines , curb , cutoff point , deadline , destination , edge , end , end point , extremity , far out , farthest point , farthest reach , fence , finality , goal , limitation , margin , maximum , obstruction , restraint , restriction , rim , termination , the max , the most , tops , ultimate , utmost , [[vergenotes:delimit means to draw the boundaries or limits of something; limit (noun) means the greatest possible degree of something or the point beyond which something cannot or may not proceed - limit (verb) means to restrict or confinelimit marks an end to something; limitation is the extent of one\'s capacity or a constraint that stops something]] , borderland , compass , extent , extreme , frontier , perimeter , periphery , precinct , [[purlieunotes:delimit means to draw the boundaries or limits of something; limit (noun) means the greatest possible degree of something or the point beyond which something cannot or may not proceed - limit (verb) means to restrict or confinelimit marks an end to something; limitation is the extent of one\'s capacity or a constraint that stops something]] , confine , constraint , cramp , inhibition , stricture , trammel , boundary , closure , cloture , curfew , delimitation , demarcation , finitude , horizons , parameters , proviso , purlieus , quota , ration , solstice , statute of limitations , stint , straightjacket , terminus , tether , threshold

verb

appoint , assign , bar , bottle up , bound , cap , check , circumscribe , constrict , contract , cork , cramp , curb , define , delimit , delimitate , demarcate , draw the line , fix , hem in , hinder , inhibit , keep the lid on , lessen , narrow , prescribe , ration , reduce , restrain , set , [[specifynotes:delimit means to draw the boundaries or limits of something; limit (noun) means the greatest possible degree of something or the point beyond which something cannot or may not proceed - limit (verb) means to restrict or confinelimit marks an end to something; limitation is the extent of one\'s capacity or a constraint that stops something]] , confine , restrict , mark , measure , absolute , ambit , barrier , border , boundary , brink , ceiling , chasten , closure , conclude , constrain , curfew , deadline , discriminate , edge , end , extent , extreme , extremity , fence , finish , goal , localize , maximum , mete , parameter , qualify , quota , regulate , stint , temper , term , ultimate , verge

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.

Mathematics .

a 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.

a 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.

one 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.

Games . the maximum sum by which a bet may be raised at any one time.

the limit, Informal . something or someone that exasperates, delights, etc., to an extreme degree

You have made errors before, but this is the limit.

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.

Law . to fix or assign definitely or specifically.

noun

infinity , limitlessness

verb

free , let go , release , unbound

noun

absolute , bitter end , border , bottom line * , bound , bourne , breaking point * , brim , brink , cap , ceiling , check , circumscription , conclusion , confinement , confines , curb , cutoff point , deadline , destination , edge , end , end point , extremity , far out , farthest point , farthest reach , fence , finality , goal , limitation , margin , maximum , obstruction , restraint , restriction , rim , termination , the max , the most , tops , ultimate , utmost , [[vergenotes:delimit means to draw the boundaries or limits of something; limit (noun) means the greatest possible degree of something or the point beyond which something cannot or may not proceed - limit (verb) means to restrict or confinelimit marks an end to something; limitation is the extent of one\'s capacity or a constraint that stops something]] , borderland , compass , extent , extreme , frontier , perimeter , periphery , precinct , [[purlieunotes:delimit means to draw the boundaries or limits of something; limit (noun) means the greatest possible degree of something or the point beyond which something cannot or may not proceed - limit (verb) means to restrict or confinelimit marks an end to something; limitation is the extent of one\'s capacity or a constraint that stops something]] , confine , constraint , cramp , inhibition , stricture , trammel , boundary , closure , cloture , curfew , delimitation , demarcation , finitude , horizons , parameters , proviso , purlieus , quota , ration , solstice , statute of limitations , stint , straightjacket , terminus , tether , threshold

verb

appoint , assign , bar , bottle up , bound , cap , check , circumscribe , constrict , contract , cork , cramp , curb , define , delimit , delimitate , demarcate , draw the line , fix , hem in , hinder , inhibit , keep the lid on , lessen , narrow , prescribe , ration , reduce , restrain , set , [[specifynotes:delimit means to draw the boundaries or limits of something; limit (noun) means the greatest possible degree of something or the point beyond which something cannot or may not proceed - limit (verb) means to restrict or confinelimit marks an end to something; limitation is the extent of one\'s capacity or a constraint that stops something]] , confine , restrict , mark , measure , absolute , ambit , barrier , border , boundary , brink , ceiling , chasten , closure , conclude , constrain , curfew , deadline , discriminate , edge , end , extent , extreme , extremity , fence , finish , goal , localize , maximum , mete , parameter , qualify , quota , regulate , stint , temper , term , ultimate , verge