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Restrict vs Limitary - What's the difference?

restrict | limitary |

As adjectives the difference between restrict and limitary

is that restrict is (obsolete) restricted while limitary is of or pertaining to a limit or boundary.

As a verb restrict

is to restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet.

restrict

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet.
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  • (specifically, mathematics) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.
    • If we restrict sine to [-\frac\pi2,\frac\pi2], we can define its inverse.

    Synonyms

    * (to restrain within bounds) limit, bound, circumscribe, withstrain, restrain, repress, curb, coerce

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Restricted.

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    limitary

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to a limit or boundary.
  • * Milton
    • Proud limitary cherub.
  • That limits or restricts.
  • * Milman
    • Doctrines limitary , if not subversive of the papal power.
  • Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, etc.
  • * Trench
    • The limitary ocean.
  • * De Quincey
    • The poor, limitary creature calling himself a man of the world.

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