Look up: limiting

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   limiting
   [adj] - (grammar) strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
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   limiting
   a limiting action with negligible variation in output in the range where the output is limited Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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   Limiting
   Definition (advanced level) A limiting value is another word for the limit for a sequence or a process.<br /> A limiting factor is a variable which acts as the main constraint on a system. For instance when we are deciding whether to buy something or not there may be lots of factors involved in the decision, like how much we want the object o ...
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   limiting
   adjective strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; `the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him` limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause`
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   Limiting
   `Limiting`: Any process by which a specified characteristic (usually amplitude) of the output of a device is prevented from exceeding a predetermined value. Limiting can refer to non-linear clipping, in which a signal is passed through normally but `sheared off` when it would normally exceed a certain threshold. It can also refer to a type of variable-gain audio level compression, in which the gain of an amplifier is changed very quickly to pre...
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   Limiting
   • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Limit
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   limiting
   surrounding or setting a limit to - often used of a surrounding prothallus.
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   limiting
   an action whereby all the instantaneous values of a signal exceeding a predetermined threshold value, or outside two predetermined threshold values, are reduced, all other instantaneous values of the signal being preserved NOTE - The reduction of instantaneous values may be abrupt or progressive. Examples of limiting: clipping; slicing; base limiti...
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