select vs limit

limit vs select

select is not a noun while limit is a noun.

select is an adjective but limit is not an adjective.

select and limit both are verbs.

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

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

select: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
limit: decide upon or fix definitely

Other hyponyms of select include empanel, impanel, panel, anoint, field, sieve, sift, draw, dial, go, plump, pick, elect, excerpt, extract, take out, cull out, winnow, cream off, skim off, pick over, sieve out, assign, set apart, specify, single out, think of, define, determine, fix, set, specify, adopt, espouse, follow, screen, screen out, sieve, sort, vote in, elect, nominate, propose, vote.

select (noun)	limit (noun)
	the greatest possible degree of something
	the boundary of a specific area
	as far as something can go
	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

select (adjective)	limit (adjective)
selected or chosen for special qualifications
of superior grade

select (verb)	limit (verb)
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives	restrict or confine within limits
	place limits on (extent or amount or access)
	decide upon or fix definitely

Difference between select and limit

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