ambit

n. circumference, limit, sphere, field

Ambit can refer to:Ambit Broadband, a producer of Cable Modem, ADSL, and IPTV products.Ambit Informatik, a German knowledge company.Ambit (magazine), a literary magazine.Scope or range; a sphere of influence.ambit claim, an extravagant initial demand made in expectation of an eventual counter-offer and compromise.
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Noun
1. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
(synonym) scope, range, reach, orbit, compass
(hypernym) extent
(hyponym) approximate range, ballpark

(n.)
Circuit or compass.
  

<language> Algebraic Manipulation by Identity Translation (also claimed: "Acronym May Be Ignored Totally").
An early pattern-matching language, developed by C. Christensen of Massachusetts Computer Assocs in 1964, aimed at algebraic manipulation.
[Sammet 1969, pp. 454-457].
(1994-12-08)