limitation

Everyday

1. A limitation is something that limits what a person or thing can do: «The robot has some limitations». tree →
2. Limitation is the act of keeping something under control or within limits: «the limitation of noise». tree →
3. (science) The limitations of an experiment are its weaknesses, things that could make the results less accurate. tree →

In the lessons

In science reports pupils write the limitations of their experiment; in everyday life people know their limitations. Phrases: «know your limitations», «limitations of the study», «time limitations».

Examples

• Every experiment has limitations. tree →
• One limitation was that we only tested three plants. tree →
• I know my limitations: I can't sing high notes. tree →
• The old computer has many limitations. tree →
• Despite his limitations, he never gave up. tree →
• Time limitations meant we finished early. tree →
• A wheelchair user may face limitations from badly designed buildings. tree →
• Write the limitations of your test at the end. tree →
• The gods knew no limitation of time or space, being able to transport themselves to incredible distances with the speed of thought. tree →

Note

Countable when meaning a weakness: «a limitation», «limitations». From the verb «limit». In science, naming limitations is good, honest work, not a failure.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The idea is that the endless God made room for a limited world by a kind of shaping, like a point in the centre of a circle. In the primary lessons: In science reports pupils write the limitations of their experiment; in everyday life people know their limitations. Phrases: «know your limitations», «limitations of the study», «time limitations».

Examples

• Grad- ually Nothing took upon itself the form and limitation of Unity, represented by a point at the centre ot a circle" (H. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Countable when meaning a weakness: «a limitation», «limitations». From the verb «limit». In science, naming limitations is good, honest work, not a failure.