Difference between revisions of "Limitation"
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*b : being an [[environment]]al factor (as a nutrient) that limits the [[population]] size of an [[organism]] | *b : being an [[environment]]al 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]]> | *2 : serving to specify the application of the modified noun <this in “this [[book]]” is a limiting [[word]]> | ||
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Revision as of 20:46, 15 April 2011
- Date: (17th Century)
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>
