A limiting mass, below which a star can become a white dwarf and above which gravity is capable of continuing the collapse to; such as, a neutron star.

The minimum distance between the center of one body and another orbiting around it at which the second can withstand tidal forces generated by the first.

1. A mass limit for the isothermal, helium core of a main-sequence star above which the star must rapidly increase in radius and evolve away from the main sequence.
2. A limit on the mass of a main sequence star's core above which the star will leave the Main Sequence to become a red giant.

This takes place when the helium core makes up 10 to 15 per cent of he star's mass.

3. The maximum mass of a star's helium-filled core that can support the overlying layers against gravitational collapse, once the core hydrogen is exhausted; it is believed to be 10 to 15% of the total stellar mass.

If this limit is exceeded, as can only happen in massive stars, the core collapses, releasing energy that causes the outer layers of the star to expand to become a red giant.

It is named after Indian-born (Lahore, India, now Pakistan) American astrophysicist, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910-1995) and the Brazilian astrophysicist, Mario Schönberg (1914-1990), who were the first to point out this limit and derive it.

The fastest movement allowed for vehicles in a specified area or on certain streets or roads: Germans are all revved up over speed limits on German autobahns.

Half of the 12,000 kilometers of autobahns already have speed limits as do smaller roads; however, the "anything-goes" stretches of the autobahn are the fastest public roads in the world.

Germany has a significant economic incentive to resist a speed limit because it builds some of the world's fastest cars, and the autobahn is a valuable showcase and marketing tool for the industry.