"limit case" meaning in All languages combined

See limit case on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: limit cases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} limit case (plural limit cases)
  1. An extreme or marginal instance of a phenomenon, in which the key variable quality or value is at the minimum or maximum extent of its possible variation. Related terms: edge case
    Sense id: en-limit_case-en-noun-EhTPNEY- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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