Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limit case

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables: lim-it -case
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extreme or marginal instance of a phenomenon, in which the key variable quality or value is at the minimum or maximum extent of its possible variation.

Inflected Forms

limit cases (plural)

Phrases

edge case

Frequently Paired Words

edge case

Questions

What does limit case mean?: An extreme or marginal instance of a phenomenon, in which the key variable quality or value is at the minimum or maximum extent of its possible variation.

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