(פ') להגביל; לתחום; לצמצם; לשמש כגבול

(ש"ע) גבול; תחום; קצה, שפה; סייג; הגבלה

גבול, מושג במתמטיקה.
כשמדובר בפונקציה, הגבול הוא ערך שהמשתנה התלוי של הפונקציה יכול להתקרב אליו במידה שרירותית (כלומר, עד כמה שרוצים), ככל שהמשתנה הבלתי-תלוי מתקרב לערך מוגדר מראש. לדוגמה, בפונקציה f(x) = 1/x, הערך של (f(x מתקרב יותר...

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v. create boundaries; restrict; reduce; function as a border

n. point at which something ends; edge, border, boundary; restriction, restraint

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Noun
1. the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
(synonym) bounds, boundary
(hypernym) extent
(hyponym) knife-edge
(derivation) specify, set, determine, fix
2. final or latest limiting point
(synonym) terminus ad quem, terminal point
(hypernym) end, ending
(derivation) specify, set, determine, fix
3. the boundary of a specific area
(synonym) demarcation, demarcation line
(hypernym) boundary, bound, bounds
(hyponym) city limit, city limits
4. as far as something can go
(hypernym) extremity
(hyponym) maximum
5. the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
(synonym) limit point, point of accumulation
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) range
6. the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"
(synonym) limitation
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) extremum, peak

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Verb
1. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
(synonym) restrict, restrain, trammel, bound, confine, throttle
(hypernym) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
(hyponym) reduce, tighten
(derivation) limiter, clipper
2. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
(synonym) circumscribe, confine
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) hold down
(derivation) bounds, boundary
3. decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
(synonym) specify, set, determine, fix
(hypernym) choose, take, select, pick out
(hyponym) quantify
(derivation) terminus ad quem, terminal point

n. limit, border; (Finance) ceiling

n. limit, cutoff, boundary, stint