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• limiting factor — n. an environmental factor that limits the growth or activities of an organism or that restricts the size of a population or its geographical range …   English World dictionary

• Limiting factor — A limiting factor or limiting resource is one that controls a process, such as organism growth or species population size or distribution. The availability of food, predation pressure, or availability of shelter are examples of factors that could …   Wikipedia

• limiting factor — noun 1. : the factor that limits the reaction rate in any physiological process governed by many variables 2. : the environmental factor that is of predominant importance in restricting the size of a population lack of winter browse is a limiting …   Useful english dictionary

• Size of the College of Cardinals — The size of the College of Cardinals has historically been limited by popes, ecumenical councils, and even the College itself. From 1099 to 1986, the total number of cardinals was approximately 2900 (excluding possible undocumented 12th century… …   Wikipedia

• limiting — adjective Date: 1644 1. a. functioning as a limit ; restrictive < limiting value > b. being an environmental factor (as a nutrient) that limits the population size of an organism 2. serving to specify the application of the modified noun < this… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• limiting factor — Essential factor in the environment that is in short supply; thus limiting growth, some life process or population size …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• limiting factor — 1. Physiol. the slowest, therefore rate limiting, step in a process or reaction involving several steps. 2. Biol. an environmental factor that tends to limit population size. * * * …   Universalium

• limiting factor — any need such as food, habitat or spawning gravel that is in shortest supply with respect to all resources necessary to sustain life and thus limits the size or retards production of a fish population …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Self-limiting (biology) — In biology, a self limiting organism or colony of organisms limits its own growth by its actions. For example, a single organism may have a maximum size determined by genetics, or a colony of organisms may release waste which is ultimately toxic… …   Wikipedia

• democracy — /di mok reuh see/, n., pl. democracies. 1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. 2. a state… …   Universalium

• Coffee ring — In physics, a coffee ring is a pattern left by a puddle of particle laden liquid after it evaporates. The phenomenon is named for the characteristic ring like deposit along the perimeter of a spill of coffee. It is also commonly seen after… …   Wikipedia