Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limiting factor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: lim-it-ing -fac-tor
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A constraint that limits the business from achieving a higher level of profitability.

noun

A condition that limits the growth or abundance of a population of organisms in an ecosystem.

Inflected Forms

limiting factors (plural)

Questions

What does limiting factor mean?: A constraint that limits the business from achieving a higher level of profitability.

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