The difference between Bound and Limit

When used as nouns, bound means a boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory, whereas limit means a restriction.

When used as verbs, bound means to surround a territory or other geographical entity, whereas limit means to restrict.

When used as adjectives, bound means obliged (to), whereas limit means being a fixed limit game.


check bellow for the other definitions of Bound and Limit

  1. Bound as a verb:

    Examples:

    "I bound the [[splint]] to my leg."

    "I had bound the splint with [[duct tape]]."

  1. Bound as an adjective (with infinitive):

    Obliged (to).

    Examples:

    "You are not legally bound to reply."

  2. Bound as an adjective (with infinitive):

    Very likely (to), certain to

    Examples:

    "They were bound to come into conflict eventually."

  3. Bound as an adjective (linguistics, of a [[morpheme]]):

    That cannot stand alone as a free word.

  4. Bound as an adjective (mathematics, logic, of a [[variable]]):

    Constrained by a quantifier.

  5. Bound as an adjective (dated):

    Constipated; costive.

  6. Bound as an adjective:

    Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.

  7. Bound as an adjective:

    Unable to move in certain conditions; e.g. snowbound.

  1. Bound as a noun (often, used in plural):

    A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.

    Examples:

    "I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on."

    "Somewhere within these bounds you may find a buried treasure."

  2. Bound as a noun (mathematics):

    A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.

  1. Bound as a verb:

    To surround a territory or other geographical entity.

    Examples:

    "France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain."

    "Kansas is bounded by Nebraska on the north, Missouri on the east, Oklahoma on the south and Colorado on the west."

  2. Bound as a verb (mathematics):

    To be the boundary of.

  1. Bound as a noun:

    A sizeable jump, great leap.

    Examples:

    "The deer crossed the stream in a single bound."

  2. Bound as a noun:

    A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.

  3. Bound as a noun (dated):

    A bounce; a rebound.

    Examples:

    "the bound of a ball"

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  1. Bound as a verb (intransitive):

    To leap, move by jumping.

    Examples:

    "The rabbit bounded down the lane."

  2. Bound as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to leap.

    Examples:

    "to bound a horse"

  3. Bound as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To rebound; to bounce.

    Examples:

    "a rubber ball bounds on the floor"

  4. Bound as a verb (transitive, dated):

    To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.

    Examples:

    "to bound a ball on the floor"

  1. Bound as an adjective (obsolete):

    Ready, prepared.

  2. Bound as an adjective:

    Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).

    Examples:

    "Which way are you bound?"

    "Is that message bound for me?"

  1. Limit as a noun:

    A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.

    Examples:

    "There are several existing limits to executive power."

    "Two drinks is my limit tonight."

  2. Limit as a noun (mathematics):

    A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).

    Examples:

    "The sequence of reciprocals has zero as its limit."

  3. Limit as a noun (mathematics):

    Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.

    Examples:

    "Category theory defines a very general concept of limit."

  4. Limit as a noun (category theory):

    The cone of a diagram through which any other cone of that same diagram can factor uniquely.

    Examples:

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  5. Limit as a noun (poker):

    Short for fixed limit.

  6. Limit as a noun:

    The final, utmost, or furthest point; the border or edge.

    Examples:

    "the limit of a walk, of a town, or of a country"

  7. Limit as a noun (obsolete):

    The space or thing defined by limits.

  8. Limit as a noun (obsolete):

    That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent.

  9. Limit as a noun (obsolete):

    A restriction; a check or curb; a hindrance.

  10. Limit as a noun (logic, metaphysics):

    A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic.

  11. Limit as a noun (cycling):

    The first group of riders to depart in a handicap race.

  1. Limit as an adjective (poker):

    Being a fixed limit game.

  1. Limit as a verb (transitive):

    To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.

    Examples:

    "We need to limit the power of the executive."

    "I'm limiting myself to two drinks tonight."

  2. Limit as a verb (mathematics, intransitive):

    To have a limit in a particular set.

    Examples:

    "The sequence limits on the point ''a''."

  3. Limit as a verb (obsolete):

    To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region.

    Examples:

    "a limiting friar"

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