limiting factor

American  

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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Example Sentences

“As clusters scale, data transfer speeds are becoming a limiting factor, increasing the importance of optical components and materials,” he wrote.

From Barron's

“As clusters scale, data transfer speeds are becoming a limiting factor, increasing the importance of optical components and materials,” Yardeni wrote.

From Barron's

A state investigation found that even if the reservoir had been full, the flow rate in the pipes “would have been a limiting factor in maintaining pressure and the system would have been quickly overwhelmed.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The limiting factor for seeing value from AI in enterprises isn’t model intelligence, it’s how agents are built and run in their organizations,” began a Feb. 23 press release from OpenAI announcing a new partnership with IT consultants.

From Barron's

"Our research shows that iron is a limiting factor in phytoplankton's ability to make oxygen in vast regions of the ocean."

From Science Daily