theoretical limit

collocation in English

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theoretical
adjective
uk
/θɪəˈret.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌθiː.əˈret̬.kəl/
based on the ideas that relate to a subject, not the practical uses of ...
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limit
noun
uk
/ˈlɪm.ɪt/us
/ˈlɪm.ɪt/
the greatest amount, number, or level of something that is either possible ...
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This mechanism can handle a data rate of a maximaltheoreticallimitof 510 14 bits per second.
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Experimental measurements of the strength of metals approaching thetheoreticallimitpredicted by the equation of state.
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Thistheoreticallimitprovides a continuous objective to aim for in the creation of systems, hardware, and algorithms for networked communication and information coding.
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Moreover, even without considering computational resource problems, the inherent limitation of sensor range puts atheoreticallimiton the accuracy of the model that can be derived.
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It was not just atheoreticallimitbut was designed for a purpose.
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There is notheoreticallimitto what we shall pay for pensions—£5, £7 or £10.
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There is, moreover, notheoreticallimitto the amount we can spend on social welfare and pensions.
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We are thinking, for instance, of the sequences of rational numbers converging towards an irrational, for example, 2: thistheoreticallimitproduces 2, which is not a rational number.
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Anothertheoreticallimitis based on general relativity.
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No fixedtheoreticallimitto human longevity is apparent today.
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In order to get at the lower end, he may have to fix the burden at the higher end beyond thetheoreticallimit.
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It has atheoreticallimitof 12 bricks per minute under automatic controls.
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Thetheoreticallimitof the population supported by this arrangement is estimated to be 200 billion.
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No absolutetheoreticallimitis known for the size, acceleration or muzzle energy of linear motors.
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In 2006, no existing encoding system approached thistheoreticallimit, even with wavelength division multiplexing.
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Even today, no fixedtheoreticallimitto human longevity is apparent.
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They argue that the accumulated effects on the ecosystem put atheoreticallimiton growth.
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Alternatively sixteen half-duplex lines running at 1200 cps (9600 bit/s) would be thetheoreticallimit.
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This would give atheoreticallimitof a million cps (eighty 9600 bit/s half-duplex lines).
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As long as the machine was fast enough, there was notheoreticallimitto the complexity of the simulation.
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With the assumption of a strain rate sensitive material model realistic forming limits may be obtained which lie abovetheoreticallimitstrains.
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In consequence, so far as the monitor is concerned, there is notheoreticallimitto the number of different colours that can be displayed.
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This half-reaction pair and many others don't achieve theirtheoreticallimitin practical application due to lack of an effective electrocatalyst.
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