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# Step: Limit
## Overview
The **Limit** step reduces the table to a set number of rows.
#### Example starting data:
```
/*---------+--------*
| student | score |
+---------+--------+
| jane | 83 |
| neal | 35 |
| sam | 74 |
| pat | 62 |
*---------+--------*/
```
#### Example output data:
Limit to 2 rows
```
/*---------+--------*
| student | score |
+---------+--------+
| jane | 83 |
| neal | 35 |
*---------+--------*/
```
## Step structure
* There will be one **limit** block where you define a limit.
## Field definitions
Limit
The number of rows you would like your output data to contain.
{% hint style="warning" %}
The limit step is non-deterministic if the result set isn't ordered. Different rows may be returned from subsequent queries.
{% endhint %}
## Example
Let's say we are doing initial exploratory work on data. We did a number of complex steps and want to quickly execute the query, so we can iterate.
#### Starting data:
```
/*---------+-------+---------+------------*
| test | score | student | date |
+---------+-------+---------+------------+
| quiz | 83 | jane | 2020-04-01 |
| quiz | 35 | pat | 2020-04-01 |
| quiz | 89 | sam | 2020-04-01 |
| midterm | 74 | jane | 2020-05-01 |
| midterm | 62 | pat | 2020-05-01 |
| midterm | 93 | sam | 2020-05-01 |
| final | 77 | jane | 2020-06-01 |
| final | 59 | pat | 2020-06-01 |
| final | 92 | sam | 2020-06-01 |
*---------+-------+---------+------------*/
```
#### Input fields:
#### Output data:
```
/*---------+-------+---------+------------*
| test | score | student | date |
+---------+-------+---------+------------+
| quiz | 89 | sam | 2020-04-01 |
| midterm | 62 | pat | 2020-05-01 |
| midterm | 93 | sam | 2020-05-01 |
| final | 92 | sam | 2020-06-01 |
*---------+-------+---------+------------*/
```
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