limitable

Variant of limit

noun

  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. bounds; boundary lines
  3. the greatest number or amount allowed: to catch the limit for a day of trout fishing
  4. the maximum amount which may be bet, or by which a bet may be raised, at one time, as in poker
  5. Math. a fixed quantity or value which a varying quantity is regarded as approaching indefinitely

Origin: OFr limite < L limes (gen. limitis), border, frontier

transitive verb

to confine within bounds; set a limit to; restrict; curb

Origin: ME limiten < OFr limiter < L limitare

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