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# limitation

«limitation» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **something that limits what a person or thing can do: «The…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a limitation, limitations; limitation, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A limitation is something that limits what a person or thing can do: «The robot has some limitations». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limitation/#m1)

2) Limitation is the act of keeping something under control or within limits: «the limitation of noise». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limitation/#m2)

3) (science) The limitations of an experiment are its weaknesses, things that could make the results less accurate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limitation/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limitation/#x1)
- Every experiment has limitations. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limitation/#x2)
- One limitation was that we only tested three plants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limitation/#x3)
- I know my limitations: I can't sing high notes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limitation/#x4)
- The old computer has many limitations. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limitation/#x5)
- Despite his limitations, he never gave up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limitation/#x6)
- Time limitations meant we finished early. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limitation/#x7)
- A wheelchair user may face limitations from badly designed buildings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limitation/#x8)
- Write the limitations of your test at the end. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limitation/#x9)
- The gods knew no limitation of time or space, being able to transport themselves to incredible distances with the speed of thought. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limitation/#x10)

### note

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «limitation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limitation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.