Calculus thing approached indefinitely, (1+1/n)^n→e

noun

1. Something that bounds, restrains, or confines

   "the age limit for junior golf"

2. The utmost extent

   "pushed her body to the limit"

3. A geographic or political boundary
4. The place enclosed within a boundary bounds

   "into the limits of the North they came"

5. Limitation

   "the sadness is without limit"

6. A determining feature or differentia in logic
7. The maximum quantity of game or fish that may be taken legally in a specified period
8. A maximum established for a gambling bet, raise, or payoff
9. A number whose numerical difference from a mathematical function is arbitrarily small for all values of the independent variables that are sufficiently close to but not equal to given prescribed numbers or that are sufficiently large positively or negatively
10. A number that for an infinite sequence of numbers is such that ultimately each of the remaining terms of the sequence differs from this number by less than any given positive amount
11. Something that is exasperating or intolerable

    "We've had bad weather, but this is the limit."

verb

1. To assign certain limits} to {sx

   "reserved the right to limit use of the land"

2. To restrict the bounds or limits of

   "the specialist can no longer limit himself to his specialty"

3. To curtail or reduce in quantity or extent

   "we must limit the power of aggressors"

noun

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

noun

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

noun

1. The greatest stress that an elastic solid can sustain without undergoing permanent deformation

noun

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

noun

1. The maximum or minimum speed permitted by law in a given area under specified circumstances

noun

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

noun

1. An age under or over which something can or cannot be done

   "The lower age limit for voting is 18."

noun

1. The most money that a bank or business will allow a person to borrow

   "Some banks will charge a fee if you go over your credit limit."