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LOWER LIMIT
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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)
