range vs limit

range and limit both are nouns.

range and limit both are verbs.

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

As nouns, limit is a hypernym of range; that is, limit is a word with a broader meaning than range:

range: the limits within which something can be effective
limit: as far as something can go

range (noun)	limit (noun)
a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds	the greatest possible degree of something
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food	the boundary of a specific area
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:	as far as something can go
the limit of capability	the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
a variety of different things or activities	the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined	final or latest limiting point
the limits within which something can be effective
a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
a series of hills or mountains

range (verb)	limit (verb)
assign a rank or rating to	restrict or confine within limits
let eat	place limits on (extent or amount or access)
lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line	decide upon or fix definitely
feed as in a meadow or pasture
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
range or extend over; occupy a certain area
change or be different within limits
have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun

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