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    [Noun]  | "lim*it" | \ ˈli-mət \


    1: something that bounds, restrains, or confines

    2: the utmost extent

    3: a geographic or political boundary


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French limite, from Latin limit-, limes boundary;

    [Noun]  | "limit point" 


    1: a point that is related to a set of points in such a way that every neighborhood of the point no matter how small contains another point belonging to the set —called also point of accumulation


    Origin: 1850 ;

    [Noun]  | "central limit theorem" 


    1: any of several fundamental theorems of probability and statistics that state the conditions under which the distribution of a sum of independent random variables is approximated by the normal distribution; especially : one which is much applied in sampling and which states that the distribution of a mean of a sample from a population with finite variance is approximated by the normal distribution as the number in the sample becomes large


    Origin: 1931 ;

    [Noun]  | "elastic limit" 


    1: the greatest stress that an elastic solid can sustain without undergoing permanent deformation


    Origin: 1898 ;

    [Noun]  | "Roche limit" | \ ˈrȯsh- \


    1: the distance from a planet's center within which a satellite can neither approach nor reside without being disrupted by tidal forces


    Origin: 1889 ;

     E. A. Roche †1883 French mathematician;

    [Noun]  | "speed limit" 


    1: the maximum or minimum speed permitted by law in a given area under specified circumstances


    Origin: 1902 ;

    [Noun]  | "three-mile limit" | \ ˈthrē-ˈmī(-ə)l- \


    1: the limit of the marginal sea of three miles included in the territorial waters of a state


    Origin: 1876 ;

    [Noun]  | "age limit" 


    1: an age under or over which something can or cannot be done

    [Noun]  | "credit limit" 


    1: the most money that a bank or business will allow a person to borrow

    [Verb]  | "limit" 


    1: to assign certain limits to : prescribe

    2: to restrict the bounds or limits of

    3: to curtail or reduce in quantity or extent


    Origin: 14th century ;

     See: ;

    [Verb]  | "limit" 


    1: to set bounds or an upper limit for;


      * e.g., " ... limit the note to a few words "





    2: to mark the limits of;


      * e.g., " ... adjectives limit the meanings of nouns "



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    [Noun]  | "limit" 


    1: a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go;


      * e.g., " ... there was no limit to the number of challenges they faced "



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    2: the most extreme or advanced point;


      * e.g., " ... those bratty kids have pushed my patience to the limit "



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     [ "limit" ]

    1: Point at which a parabolic function becomes closest to it's approaching objective.

      * e.g.,  ... The limit of that function as x approaches infinity is -1 

     [ "Will limit" ]

    1: Limit on ability to sexually perform after a specified number of ejaculations, typically 4-

      * e.g.,  ... Sorry babe, I hit my Will limit. Perhaps tomorrow? 

     [ "The Limit" ]

    1: The new Badass phrase to define a individuals awesomeness. "The Limit" is about 10 times greater then "The Shit". I will now give a explanation why the title of "The Limit" is so great! Anyone who says "my car is the shit" isn't that great because only his CAR IS THE SHIT?, that's it? only your car is the shit? that is WEAK. Anyone who has the title of "The Limit" is the MOST BADASS LOOKING,FUNNIEST MOTHER FUCKER EVER, SMARTEST,SLICKEST, GREATEST HIGH TIME BALLER EVER, AND HAS THE GREATEST CAR EVER!, NOT ONLY THAT!, also anyone who has The title of "The Limit" has an AURA OF AWESOMENESS THAT IS SO RIDICULOUSLY EPIC AND UBER THAT anyone who is in a 1 mile radius will hear of this epic individuals awesomeness. Only 1 person per city has the title of "The Limit"

      * e.g.,  ... Fan of The Limit: Did you hear about AznBlastoise? The Legendary Uber Beast of Orange County AznBlastoise? Discoverer of The Limit: No one calls him that anymore, he is so epic and ridiculously beastly, that even though he is still alive, he is still known as a mythical creature of miraculous heroic tales. We just call him "The Limit" now. Fan of The Limit: I see, so that guy is "The Limit" in Orange County. I wonder what the other Limits are like in the other cities. 

     [ "on limits" ]

    1: Opposite of off limits; specifically, when permission is given to chase tail that was once chased by one or more of your affiliates

      * e.g.,  ... Bruh #1: Yo what up brah? 

     [ "limits" ]

    1: something absent in dragon ball.

      * e.g.,  ... Villain: " Yo, bro, I chopped off both ur legs, decapitated you, and threw you into the sky. There's no coming back from that. " 

     [ "to the limit" ]

    1: Getting crazy-go-nuts, but no more than the restricted amount.

      * e.g.,  ... I had to abide by the rules, so I raised the roof to the limit. 

     [ "to the limit" ]

    1: a phrase originated by Strongbad, with varried applications, usually signifying an extremeness. Used after the subject-matter and/or it's modifier word, to further augment it towards one extreme, normally, in a positive sense, but it can also mean in a negative sense.

      * e.g.,  ... P1: this party teh soxor!  


     [ "to the limit" ]

    2: Roughly, it translates to: totally, completely, very, all the way, super, to the max, going beyond normal limits, in the extreme.

      * e.g.,  ... P2: where's the ladies? this party is bad, to the limit... 

     [ "limited" ]

    1: A limited movie means it has had a limited theater run, generally opening in less than 250 theaters, generally smaller films (such as arthouse pics) are released as limited.

      * e.g.,  ... Carry.Me.Home.LIMITED.SVCD.DVDSCR-Pv 

     [ "The Limit" ]

    1: A extremely epic title given to one person per country. Yes,Anyone who is given this title is about 10 times greater then "The Shit" Anyone who has this title is a very remarkable and magnificent Individual. They possess a aura of astonishing great awesomeness that will just overwhelm you with awe. This duplicate was created to edit AznBlastoise's small error! Yes!, even legends make mistakes.

      * e.g.,  ... Common Thinker: so you must be "The Limit" in Orange County! The Limit: Yeah, everything I do or am is pretty much "The Shit" I'm all maxed out man, it doesn't get any better then this. Common Thinker: So, I heard you wrote a book on how to understand people. The Limit:Yeah, I just got it published 2 weeks ago! It Instantly became "The Shit" 2 days after it was published. Common Thinker: Your kidding me.. you are fantastic. 

     [ "The Limited" ]

    1: A women's clothing store found in shopping malls most frequented by young professional women. It is basically a classier version of Express.

      * e.g.,  ... "I just got my first teaching job. I went to The Limited to get all my new work clothes!" 

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