lower limit

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lower limit
    n 1: the smallest possible quantity [syn: {minimum}, {lower
         limit}] [ant: {maximum}, {upper limit}]
    2: the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lower limit \lower limit\, lower-limit \lower-limit\n.
   the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something.
   [WordNet 1.5]

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