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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

Every boat-building company was trying to put overboard an absolute maximum of hulls on that day.

From The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Henry Raleigh

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