Disciplines differ in their use of the term as to whether they allow the simultaneous existence of more than one limiting factor (which may then be called "co-limiting"), but they all require the existence of at least one non-limiting factor when the terms are used.
As distintas disciplinas difiren no uso do termo en canto a se permiten a existencia simultánea de máis dun factor limitante (que pode ser chamado "colimitante"), pero todos requiren a existencia de polo menos un factor non limitante cando se usa o termo.