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absolute maximum

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noun

Mathematics.
  1. the largest value a given function assumes on a specified set.


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"We've got to get fitter, faster, stronger. That makes us more competitive, that game, but where we are at the moment, they've done everything to their absolute maximum. I can't ask for more."

From BBC

The house’s footprint doesn’t take up the absolute maximum space—there’s still a decent-sized backyard—and that’s by design, DeHart said.

From Slate

Nice move from Russell, confident on the brakes, used the absolute maximum of the track but didn't go over the edge of the track which would have incurred a potential penalty.

From BBC

But then she plugged $475,000, the absolute maximum she figured she could spend on a house, into an online listing search engine.

From Seattle Times

In the end, I’ve had to push myself to the absolute maximum; I want to be fully immersed in the show and also give myself to the job of being a mother.

From Los Angeles Times