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limitation

[lim-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌlɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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But the ASA said the way the testing was conducted "was a significant limitation" as there was no placebo group, and the sample size was "relatively small".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Most weeknight cooking suffers from the same limitation: not enough time.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“The audit approach is still built around human limitation and so in order to truly realize the benefit of technology, you have to build an audit methodology that is not human-centric but machine-centric,” Ho said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

That limitation has prevented scientists from using them in electronic devices such as LEDs.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

In practice, however, this first limitation is less restrictive than the second one.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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