outer limit

collocation in English

meaningsofouterandlimit

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outer
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈaʊ.tər/us
/ˈaʊ.t̬ɚ/
at a greater distance from ...
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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 ofouterandlimitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofouter limit

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As before, we are interested in theouterlimitof this inner expansion.
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It is therefore enough for us to have theouterlimitof the one term inner expansion.
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This can be checked by considering theouterlimitof the inner expansion, which is a more formidable task.
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But that is anouterlimit.
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That sets theouterlimitof the new provisions.
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This domino effect reaches to theouterlimitof the economy.
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The amendment provides anouterlimit—a welcome fall-back position, which we understand and do not oppose.
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This piston is held at theouterlimitof its travel with a strong spring.
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But that appears to be theouterlimitof the easy case.
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The inner boundary is approximately theouterlimitof crater excavation.
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The immune zone'souterlimitwas increased from 28,200 yd (14nmi mi km) to 30,000 yd (15nmi mi km).
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It must be anouterlimitof the functions of any given committee, and in totality the functions of all the committees could equal the total of devolved matters.
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Both organizations have, in their explorations, pushed theouterlimitof diving technology accumulating numerous world records in their respective fields of exploration.
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Hence, when considering the convergence of a sequence of sets, it generally suffices to consider the convergence of theouterlimitof that sequence.
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From that point in the atmosphere up to itsouterlimit, nearly 1,000 km, the electric field gradient produced in the lower atmosphere either ceases or has reversed.
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