I. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of limit (II)
1. : functioning as a limit : confining , restrictive
abandoned the limiting dramatic plot — Douglas Cleverdon
2. of a modifying word : serving to limit the application of the modified noun without reference to quality, kind, or condition (as this in this book, which in which book ) or to express the absence of limitation (as any in any book ) — distinguished from descriptive
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of limit (II)
: the process by which an electronic signal is held within prescribed limits or by which the relationship between the outgoing and incoming signal in a device is no longer linear