ilimitado

Ilimitado is a Spanish adjective that describes something without limits or boundaries. It is formed from the noun límite (limit) with the negating prefix in-, which before the letter l is assimilated as il-; the resulting word means “not limited” or “without limits.” The related nouns and adjectives include límite, ilimitación (the act or state of being unlimited) and sin límite (without limit).

In everyday language, ilimitado is used to express abundance or absence of restriction. It commonly appears with nouns such as datos ilimitados (unlimited data), tiempo ilimitado (unlimited time), or acceso ilimitado (unlimited access). In marketing and branding, the term is frequently employed to suggest freedom from typical constraints, especially for services, plans, or subscriptions that advertise no caps or quotas.

In mathematics and related fields, ilimitado is used to describe concepts that are not bounded by a finite limit. A quantity or function can be described as ilimitado when it has no finite upper or lower bound. Similarly, a set may be called ilimitado if it is not bounded in a given direction. It is important to distinguish this sense from infinito (infinite): un conjunto ilimitado can be infinite in size, but a bounded infinite object can exist (for example, a set with infinitely many elements within a finite interval).

See also: límite, sin límite, infinito.