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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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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 • Mar. 6, 2025

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 • May 4, 2024

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 • Sep. 15, 2023

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 • Jun. 7, 2023

These costs become relatively larger as traffic increases, and would practically coincide with proportionate shares of total costs if the traffic should reach its absolute maximum.

From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates