Limitation
noun
A point, line, or boundary that something or someone doesn't go beyond.
There are limitations on the amount of food you can eat in a day if you want to lose weight.
Often appears as...
- exceed a limitation
- establish a limitation
noun
A rule, fact, or condition that limits something.
There's a two-year limitation period, during which you can file a lawsuit after getting injured.
Often appears as...
- statute of limitation
- limitation period
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Formal
Legal
noun
A disadvantage or weakness in a person, system or machine.
Even the most powerful computers have their limitations.
Often appears as...
- personal limitation
- system limitation
noun
A rule or instruction that prevent or restricts something.
There's a limitation in the software that stops you from opening more than 10 tabs at once.
Often appears as...
- software limitation
- system limitation
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Technical
noun
A step taken to control a negative situation.
The doctor put him on a salt limitation due to his high blood pressure.
Often appears as...
- diet limitation
- exercise limitation
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Medical
noun
A point, line, or boundary that something or someone doesn't go beyond.
There are limitations on the amount of food you can eat in a day if you want to lose weight.
Often appears as...
- exceed a limitation
- establish a limitation
noun
A rule, fact, or condition that limits something.
There's a two-year limitation period, during which you can file a lawsuit after getting injured.
Often appears as...
- statute of limitation
- limitation period
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
noun
A disadvantage or weakness in a person, system or machine.
Even the most powerful computers have their limitations.
Often appears as...
- personal limitation
- system limitation
noun
A rule or instruction that prevent or restricts something.
There's a limitation in the software that stops you from opening more than 10 tabs at once.
Often appears as...
- software limitation
- system limitation
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A step taken to control a negative situation.
The doctor put him on a salt limitation due to his high blood pressure.
Often appears as...
- diet limitation
- exercise limitation
Usage tips
Medical
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical Boundaries
Often used to describe maximum physical capabilities or spatial restrictions.
The limitation of the room's size meant we couldn't fit any more chairs.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Can refer metaphorically to bounds in personal growth or development.
Her fear of failure was a limitation to her career advancement.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Negotiable Terms
Indicates terms that are non-negotiable, often used in policies or agreements.
The contract placed limitations on the number of days for vacation.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Boundaries
Often used to describe maximum physical capabilities or spatial restrictions.
The limitation of the room's size meant we couldn't fit any more chairs.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Can refer metaphorically to bounds in personal growth or development.
Her fear of failure was a limitation to her career advancement.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Negotiable Terms
Indicates terms that are non-negotiable, often used in policies or agreements.
The contract placed limitations on the number of days for vacation.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Boundaries
Often used to describe maximum physical capabilities or spatial restrictions.
The limitation of the room's size meant we couldn't fit any more chairs.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Can refer metaphorically to bounds in personal growth or development.
Her fear of failure was a limitation to her career advancement.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Negotiable Terms
Indicates terms that are non-negotiable, often used in policies or agreements.
The contract placed limitations on the number of days for vacation.
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Mary's Room: A...
Could it be that there are fundamental limits to what we can know about something we can't experience? And would this mean there are certain aspects of the universe that lie permanently beyond our comprehension? Or will science and philosophy allow us to overcome our mind's limitations?
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How do solar panels...
In spite of these limitations, it actually would be possible to power the entire world with today's solar technology. We'd need the funding to build the infrastructure and a good deal of space. Estimates range from tens to hundreds of thousands of square miles, which seems like a lot,
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How quantum mechanics...
It's the same energy, but at a higher or lower level. In fact, it's a bit presumptuous to define the term visible light by our own limitations. After all, infrared light is visible to snakes, and ultraviolet light is visible to birds. If our eyes were adapted to see light of
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Nathalie Cabrol: How...
and it uses only chemistry for life processes. So when you think of it at that point, all walls collapse. You have no limitations, basically. And if you have been looking at the headlines lately, then you will see that we have discovered a subsurface ocean
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How do focus groups...
And the whole process may also be observed by researchers through a one-way mirror. But although they can provide valuable insight, focus groups do have their limitations, and one of the main ones is that the simple act of observing something
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The evolution of the...
strewn with these little signs of the tension between the desire to be comprehensible and the limitations of the technology available at the time something as small as the dot on an eye symbolizes how technology influences
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The power of creative...
With each invention, the engineers demonstrated an essential habit of scientific thinking - that solutions must recognize the limitations of current technology in order to advance it. Sometimes this progress is iterative,
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Paparazzi Animals on the...
walk through the forest at night humbled by the limitations of human senses although the problems of tracking the jungle cats might seem overwhelming they're using technology to help them see in the dark
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Aphasia: The disorder...
By offering them the time and flexibility to communicate in whatever way they can, you can help open the door to language again, moving beyond the limitations of aphasia.
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The Secret World of...
nymphs if the noot survives the hazards of its early life it must overcome the limitation placed on it by its rigid
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Mary's Room: A...
Could it be that there are fundamental limits to what we can know about something we can't experience? And would this mean there are certain aspects of the universe that lie permanently beyond our comprehension? Or will science and philosophy allow us to overcome our mind's limitations?
Video examples
How do solar panels...
In spite of these limitations, it actually would be possible to power the entire world with today's solar technology. We'd need the funding to build the infrastructure and a good deal of space. Estimates range from tens to hundreds of thousands of square miles, which seems like a lot,
Video examples
How quantum mechanics...
It's the same energy, but at a higher or lower level. In fact, it's a bit presumptuous to define the term visible light by our own limitations. After all, infrared light is visible to snakes, and ultraviolet light is visible to birds. If our eyes were adapted to see light of
Video examples
Nathalie Cabrol: How...
and it uses only chemistry for life processes. So when you think of it at that point, all walls collapse. You have no limitations, basically. And if you have been looking at the headlines lately, then you will see that we have discovered a subsurface ocean
Video examples
How do focus groups...
And the whole process may also be observed by researchers through a one-way mirror. But although they can provide valuable insight, focus groups do have their limitations, and one of the main ones is that the simple act of observing something
Video examples
The evolution of the...
strewn with these little signs of the tension between the desire to be comprehensible and the limitations of the technology available at the time something as small as the dot on an eye symbolizes how technology influences
Video examples
The power of creative...
With each invention, the engineers demonstrated an essential habit of scientific thinking - that solutions must recognize the limitations of current technology in order to advance it. Sometimes this progress is iterative,
Video examples
Paparazzi Animals on the...
walk through the forest at night humbled by the limitations of human senses although the problems of tracking the jungle cats might seem overwhelming they're using technology to help them see in the dark
Video examples
Aphasia: The disorder...
By offering them the time and flexibility to communicate in whatever way they can, you can help open the door to language again, moving beyond the limitations of aphasia.
Video examples
The Secret World of...
nymphs if the noot survives the hazards of its early life it must overcome the limitation placed on it by its rigid
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Confucius
Chinese Philosopher
There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.
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Robert Kubica
Polish Driver
Of course I have to work harder because I have my limitations, and I have to prepare better and in a different way my body and mental strength, but that is part of my life.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
I have had issues in the past with the characters and the limitations of the characters and the structure of the narratives given to me as a woman of color.
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Kevin Costner
American Actor
If you don't understand your limitations you won't achieve much in your life.
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Simon Wiesenthal
Austrian Activist
Justice for crimes against humanity must have no limitations.
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Stephen R. Donaldson
American Writer
I respect my limitations, but I don't use them as an excuse.
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Stephen A. Schwarzman
American Businessman
Sometimes, success in life is knowing one's limitations.
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Kip Winger
American Musician
I think it's important to know your limitations too.
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Les Brown
American Speaker
Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.
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Ken Blanchard
American Businessman
Age is rarely a limitation to being a mentor.
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Confucius
Chinese Philosopher
There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.
Quote examples
Robert Kubica
Polish Driver
Of course I have to work harder because I have my limitations, and I have to prepare better and in a different way my body and mental strength, but that is part of my life.
Quote examples
Viola Davis
American Actress
I have had issues in the past with the characters and the limitations of the characters and the structure of the narratives given to me as a woman of color.
Quote examples
Kevin Costner
American Actor
If you don't understand your limitations you won't achieve much in your life.
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Simon Wiesenthal
Austrian Activist
Justice for crimes against humanity must have no limitations.
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Stephen R. Donaldson
American Writer
I respect my limitations, but I don't use them as an excuse.
Quote examples
Stephen A. Schwarzman
American Businessman
Sometimes, success in life is knowing one's limitations.
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Kip Winger
American Musician
I think it's important to know your limitations too.
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Les Brown
American Speaker
Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.
Quote examples
Ken Blanchard
American Businessman
Age is rarely a limitation to being a mentor.
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