Limitats

Limitats is a Catalan term that functions as an adjective and as a participial form derived from the verb limitar. It conveys the sense of being limited or subject to constraints. In everyday language it describes quantities, time frames, or conditions that are not unlimited, and it appears in areas such as mathematics, law, economics, and journalism.

Etymology and form: Limitat comes from limitar, with the masculine plural form limitats used to modify masculine plural nouns (for example, conjunts limitats, valors limitats). Feminine forms include limitada and limitades, depending on gender and number.

Usage: In mathematics and science, limitats describes bounded or restricted entities, as in un conjunt limitat (a bounded set) or valors limitats (limited values). In law and policy, phrases such as terminis limitats or restriccions limitades refer to time frames or restrictions. In everyday speech, limitats can modify common nouns to indicate caps or constraints, for example, un pressupost limitat (a limited budget) or stock limitat (limited stock).

Related terms: Limit, límit, límits, limitació, and restricció are semantically connected, sharing the idea of boundaries or constraints. Limitats is the masculine plural form used when describing multiple masculine nouns and is commonly found in technical writing as well as colloquial Catalan.