limit point

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. accumulation point.

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limit point British  

noun

1. Also called: accumulation point.  maths (of a set) a point that is the limit of a sequence of points in the set

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Etymology

Origin of limit point

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

He said: "If we address this, we allow people to continue working for as long as they are able - and that's the limit point."

From BBC • May 16, 2017

Zeno’s paradox says that we’ll never actually get to 1, but from a limit point of view, we can get as close as we want.

From Scientific American • Jan. 20, 2014

There are no restrictions on the free export of gold when exchange reaches the limit point showing that the demand for bills on London exceeds the supply.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

In the autumn the produce bills would flood the exchange market and gold would be sent from London as exchange got to the other limit point of 4.84.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various