verb place limits on (extent or amount or access).
— synonyms: restrict, trammel, bound, confine, throttle
verb restrict or confine within limits.
— synonyms: circumscribe, confine_to
verb decide upon or fix definitely.
— synonyms: specify, set, determine, define, fix
noun the greatest possible degree of something.
— synonyms: bound, boundary
noun final or latest limiting point.
— synonyms: terminus_ad_quem, terminal_point
noun as far as something can go.
noun the boundary of a specific area.
— synonyms: demarcation, demarcation_line
noun the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity.
— synonyms: limit_point, point_of_accumulation
noun the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed.
— synonyms: limitation
Examples
“There are several existing limits to executive power.”
“The sequence of reciprocals has zero as its limit.”
“Category theory defines a very general concept of limit.”