limit; bound; boundary
the greatest possible degree of something
"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
Type of:
extent
Types:
knife-edge
starkness; absoluteness; utterness
thermal barrier; heat barrier
utmost; uttermost; maximum; level best
verge; brink
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