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名詞

fixed limit (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 fixed limits)

1. (poker) A form of poker game where bets and raises can only be a single size as specified by the rules.
2. (countable) A predetermined limit that cannot be exceeded, as opposed to an amount that depends on circumstances.
   • 1862, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers - Volume 38, page 22:

     He would, in fact, I assume, always have exercised the same caution in investing in securities his two-thirds of the coin received for notes as it is proposed to use in investing within the fixed limit of four millions.

   • 2000, John G. Cameron, A Practitioner's Guide to Construction Law, page 6-15:

     Subparagraph 2.1.7.2 of the B141 therefore may release the architect from responsibility for making an erroneous estimate, unless the parties agree in writing to a fixed limit on construction costs.

   • 2012, United States. Federal Communications Commission, FCC Record, page 3703:

     Devices operating at less than the maximum permitted power will not be required to suppress emissions below the fixed limits we are establishing.