Lower limit (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("lower limit" is a kind of...):

demarcation; demarcation line; limit (the boundary of a specific area)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The smallest possible quantity

Synonyms:

lower limit; minimum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("lower limit" is a kind of...):

extremum; peak (the most extreme possible amount or value)

small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lower limit"):

skeleton (something reduced to its minimal form)

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