Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the limit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables
in- the lim-it
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

In the extreme case; pushed to the very edge of what is possible or reasonable.

Questions

What does in the limit mean?
In the extreme case; pushed to the very edge of what is possible or reasonable.

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