batas

Batas is a noun in Indonesian and Malay that denotes a boundary, limit, or edge. It can refer to physical borders between places, as well as abstract limits such as time, quantity, or permissible actions. The term appears in everyday speech, legal language, and technical contexts.

In geography and politics, batas describes borders between countries or regions, for example batas negara (national border) or batas wilayah (territorial boundary). In law and administration, phrases such as batas waktu (deadline) and batasan (restrictions) identify limits that constrain behavior or processes. In mathematics and statistics, batas atas and batas bawah denote upper and lower bounds of a set or interval. In everyday usage, phrases like melewati batas mean to cross a boundary or exceed a limit.

Related words include batasan (restriction or limitation) and membatasi (to limit or restrict). The term is common across Indonesian and Malay-speaking communities and appears in official documents, news reporting, and education.