noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
General term for the highest allowable amount, number, or level. Often used in contexts like budgets, quotas, or capacity.
The credit limit on this card is 500,000 yen.
参加人数に上限はありません。
There is no upper limit on the number of participants.
supremum
Mathematical term for the least upper bound of a set. Used in analysis and order theory.
集合の上限は最小の上界である。
The supremum of a set is its least upper bound.
They set the upper limit for participants at 100 people.
The number of users finally reached the upper limit.
The spending ended up exceeding the budget's upper limit.
The government decided to abolish the cap on this system.