limit vs maximum

limit and maximum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
limit	Yes	No	Yes	No
maximum	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, maximum is a hyponym of limit; that is, maximum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than limit:

As nouns, maximum is a hyponym of limit; that is, maximum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than limit:

limit: as far as something can go
maximum: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right

Other hyponyms of limit include minimum, range, reach.

limit (noun)	maximum (noun)
the greatest possible degree of something	the greatest possible degree
the boundary of a specific area	the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
as far as something can go	the largest possible quantity
the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
final or latest limiting point

limit (adjective)	maximum (adjective)
	the greatest or most complete or best possible

limit (verb)	maximum (verb)
restrict or confine within limits
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
decide upon or fix definitely