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limiting factor

noun

  1. Physiology. the slowest, therefore rate-limiting, step in a process or reaction involving several steps.
  2. Biology. an environmental factor that tends to limit population size.


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Andrews’ production dipped across the board this season, his averages of 6.9 points and 3.4 assists to go with a career-low 37.9% shooting from the field serving as a limiting factor for the Bruins.

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Anti-development sentiment has been an especially limiting factor in Malibu, where Pestrella said the city has at times used insufficient water access as an excuse to restrict new construction.

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But, of course, the key limiting factor is having the staff available to deliver the treatment – something the British Medical Association is pointing out.

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Musk said the cap on such visas needed to be sharply increased because of the “permanent shortage of excellent engineering talent” in America, deeming it the “fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley.”

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Musk called a shortage of “excellent engineering talent” a “fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley” in a Wednesday tweet, arguing that immigrant labor is an essential ingredient in American innovation and warning of a "dire shortage of extremely talented and motivated engineers in America."

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