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*Date: 1644 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 17th Century]
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*Date: 1644 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 17th Century])
 
==Definitions==
 
==Definitions==
 
*1 a : [[function]]ing as a limit : restrictive <limiting value>  
 
*1 a : [[function]]ing as a limit : restrictive <limiting value>  

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Definitions

  • 1 a : functioning as a limit : restrictive <limiting value>
  • b : being an environmental factor (as a nutrient) that limits the population size of an organism
  • 2 : serving to specify the application of the modified noun <this in “this book” is a limiting word>