cutoff
n.a fixed limit or point that marks when something must stop or change. You use it to decide who is included or excluded from a group.
n.a designated limit, threshold, or deadline that serves as a point of termination or exclusion. Often used to determine eligibility for a program or to define the boundary of a data set.
“The cutoff for applications is this Friday at noon.”
“Students who scored below the 85% cutoff were required to attend a mandatory review session before the final exam.”
“In clinical trials, researchers must establish a strict age cutoff to ensure the demographic variables remain consistent enough to produce statistically significant results across the entire study population.”
Often functions as a compound noun; frequently paired with 'date', 'point', or 'score'.