definite limit

collocation in English

meaningsofdefiniteandlimit

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definite
adjective
uk
/ˈdef.ɪ.nət/us
/ˈdef.ən.ət/
fixed, certain, ...
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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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(Definition ofdefiniteandlimitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Because increasing the numerical aperture has adefinitelimit, utilizing the smallest wavelength for projection-lithography is the path to progress in semiconductor technology.
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To each event cor responds a definite sequence of this collective, having adefinitelimitof the relative frequency, and this limit is called the probability of the event.
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But in this last respect there is a verydefinitelimit.
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There is a limit to the extent to which we can reduce imports into this country—for food, there is a verydefinitelimit.
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For that reason, we wish to put adefinitelimitupon their wild extravagancies.
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First, there is a verydefinitelimitto the whole problem.
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There is an absolutelydefinitelimitto the use of the space.
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They say that physical training shall be provided, without imposing on the authority anydefinitelimitof time.
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There are, however, objections to imposing adefinitelimitof time.
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This policy of redevelopment within adefinitelimitand area is one that has been gathering momentum since 1956.
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Besides that, there is a verydefinitelimitto the number of workers who are either desirous or qualified to take small holdings.
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There is adefinitelimitto how far the plan will allow these populated areas to go.
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With these varying circumstances and conditions, it is impossible to fix adefinitelimitso far as financial grants are concerned.
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We put an end to the competitive building of new capital ships by putting adefinitelimitto the number and size of the ships.
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We all know in industry that there is a verydefinitelimitto the length to which standardisation can be carried.
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There would be nodefinitelimitin the number of people who could do it.
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There is a verydefinitelimitbeyond which the burden of taxation not only discourages but absolutely destroys enterprise.
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We are trying to increase the process as much as possible, but there is adefinitelimitto the demand.
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There is a verydefinitelimitto the angle at which a large modern aircraft can approach an airfield.
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