Limit or Limits may refer to:
Arts and media
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''Limit'' (manga), a manga by Keiko Suenobu
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''Limit'' (film), a South Korean film
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Limit (music), a way to characterize harmony
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"Limit" (song), a 2016 single by Luna Sea
* "Limits", a 2019 song by Paenda; see
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Limits" written and performed by Pænda. On 29 January 2019, the Austrian broadcaster (ORF) announced that they had internally selected Pænda to compete at the 2019 contest ...
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''Limits'' (collection), a collection of short stories and essays by Larry Niven
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The Limit
Oattes Van Schaik (formerly known as The Limit) was a 1980s musical group composed of Dutch producers Bernard Oattes and Rob van Schaik. In 1982 they released the songs "Crimes of Passion" and "She's So Divine" which was edited by Ben Liebrand. ...
, a Dutch band
*The Limit, an episode from ''
The Amazing World of Gumball''
Mathematics
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Limit (mathematics)
In mathematics, a limit is the value that a function (or sequence) approaches as the input (or index) approaches some value. Limits are essential to calculus and mathematical analysis, and are used to define continuity, derivatives, and integral ...
, the value that a function or sequence "approaches" as the input or index approaches some value
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Limit of a function
Although the function (sin ''x'')/''x'' is not defined at zero, as ''x'' becomes closer and closer to zero, (sin ''x'')/''x'' becomes arbitrarily close to 1. In other words, the limit of (sin ''x'')/''x'', as ''x'' approaches z ...
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(ε,_δ)-definition of limit
Although the function (sin ''x'')/''x'' is not defined at zero, as ''x'' becomes closer and closer to zero, (sin ''x'')/''x'' becomes arbitrarily close to 1. In other words, the limit of (sin ''x'')/''x'', as ''x'' approaches z ...
, formal definition of the mathematical notion of limit
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Limit of a sequence
As the positive integer n becomes larger and larger, the value n\cdot \sin\left(\tfrac1\right) becomes arbitrarily close to 1. We say that "the limit of the sequence n\cdot \sin\left(\tfrac1\right) equals 1."
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One-sided limit, either of the two limits of a function as a specified point is approached from below or from above
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Limit of a net
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Limit point, in topological spaces
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Limit (category theory)
In category theory, a branch of mathematics, the abstract notion of a limit captures the essential properties of universal constructions such as products, pullbacks and inverse limits. The dual notion of a colimit generalizes constructions such ...
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Direct limit
In mathematics, a direct limit is a way to construct a (typically large) object from many (typically smaller) objects that are put together in a specific way. These objects may be groups, rings, vector spaces or in general objects from any categor ...
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Inverse limit
Other uses
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Limits (BDSM), activities that a partner feels strongly about, and to which special attention is paid
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limits.h, the header of a general purpose standard library of the C programming language
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Els Límits
Els Límits () is a Spanish village, a civil parish of the municipality of La Jonquera, situated in the province of Girona, Catalonia, in Spain. As of 2005 its population was of 115. Its Spanish name is Los Límites.
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The origins of the ...
, a village in the municipality of La Jonquera, Catalonia
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Limit order
An order is an instruction to buy or sell on a trading venue such as a stock market, bond market, commodity market, financial derivative market or cryptocurrency exchange. These instructions can be simple or complicated, and can be sent to either a ...
, a type of order to buy a security at no more (or sell at no less) than a specific price on an exchange
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Speed limit
Speed limits on road traffic, as used in most countries, set the legal maximum speed at which vehicles may travel on a given stretch of road. Speed limits are generally indicated on a traffic sign reflecting the maximum permitted speed - expres ...
, the maximum speed at which road vehicles may legally travel on particular stretches of road
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Setting limits
Personal boundaries or the act of'' setting boundaries'' is a life skill that has been popularized by self help authors and support groups since the mid 1980s. It is the practice of openly communicating and asserting personal values as way to pr ...
, a life skill for protecting against having personal values compromised or violated
* A concept developed by
Eugenio Trías: Being is the being of limit
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Limited (disambiguation)
Limited may refer to:
Arts and media
*''Limited Inc'', a 1988 book by Jacques Derrida
*Limited series (comics), a comic book series with predetermined length
Businesses
*Limited Brands, an American company - owners of Victoria's Secret, Bath & Bo ...
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Limitless (disambiguation)
Limitless may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Limitless'' (book), the republished title of the novel ''The Dark Fields''
** ''Limitless'' (film), a 2011 film based on the book
** ''Limitless'' (TV series), a 2015 American television series ...
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Unlimited (disambiguation)
Unlimited may refer to:
* Infinity, a boundless or limitless extent or quantity
Arts and entertainment Games and comics
* '' Unlimited (Magic: The Gathering)'', a 1993 core set
* '' SimCity 3000 Unlimited'', a revision of ''SimCity 3000''
* ''T ...
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No Limits (disambiguation) No Limits may refer to:
Books
*''No Limits: The Will to Succeed'', a 2008 biography of Michael Phelps
Film, television, and video games
*''Need for Speed: No Limits'', a 2015 mobile racing game in the ''Need for Speed'' franchise
*No Limits (Austr ...
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