Liminal vs Limited - What's the difference?
liminal | limited |
Of or pertaining to a threshold or entrance.
Of or pertaining to a beginning or first stage of a process; inceptive; inchoative; marginal.
(limit)
With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
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As adjectives the difference between liminal and limited
is that liminal is of or pertaining to a threshold or entrance while limited is with certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.As a verb limited is
(limit).liminal
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Adjective
(en adjective)Quotations
* 1888 , , Outlines of psychology , p. 114: *: Every stimulus must reach a certain intensity before any appreciable sensation results. This point is known as the threshold or liminal intensity. * 1999 , Sarah Iles Johnston, Restless Dead , p. 209: *: Second, spaces such as the threshold of a door are “liminal ,” lying between otherwise defined areas without belonging to either of them.Derived terms
* liminality * liminary * subliminal * superliminalReferences
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(wikipedia limited)Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.