(biology) The number of times that a normal cell population will divide before it stops, presumably because the telomeres shorten to a critical length.

plural of Hayflick limit

(set theory) An ordinal number which is neither zero nor a successor of an ordinal.

plural of limited company

A company in which the liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company.

plural of limit situation

Any of certain situations in which a human being is said to have differing experiences from those arising from ordinary situations.

The theoretical maximum information transfer rate of a communication channel, given a particular noise level.

plural of Shannon limit

(biology) (of animals or birds) that occurs at a considerable distance beyond its normal range