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UPPER LIMIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("upper limit" is a kind of...):
demarcation; demarcation line; limit (the boundary of a specific area)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The largest possible quantity
Synonyms:
maximum; upper limit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("upper limit" is a kind of...):
extremum; peak (the most extreme possible amount or value)
large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)
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