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limiting

/ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪŋ/
lim · it · ing
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• adjective

1

Restricting, restraining, or preventing the growth, development, or freedom of something.

Example

"A lack of adequate public transportation was a limiting factor for commuters in the rural town."

2

In mathematics, physics, and chemistry, designating a fixed value, state, or condition toward which a variable approaches or which governs the maximum extent of a reaction.

Example

"In the chemical experiment, oxygen served as the limiting reagent that determined the total yield of the product."

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limited
limitedness
limiter
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limitless
limitlessly
limitlessness

Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from the verb 'limit', which comes via Old French from the Latin 'limitare' ('to bound' or 'to enclose'), from 'limes' meaning a boundary path or border.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Limiting. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/limiting
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