upper limit
collocation in Englishmeaningsofupperandlimit
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upper
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈʌp.ər/us/ˈʌp.ɚ/
at a higher position or level than something else, or being the top part ...
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limit
noun
uk/ˈlɪm.ɪt/us/ˈlɪm.ɪt/
the greatest amount, number, or level of something that is either possible ...
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(Definition ofupperandlimitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is, in theory, noupperlimit.
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For 48 test trials, theupperlimitwas 65%.
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Theupperlimitin normal subjects is usually 72 hours.
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Analogous properties hold for lower andupperlimitcapacity.
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Our choice again gives anupperlimiton the field.
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Noupperlimitis imposed on the deployment granularity.
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Theupperlimitof measured separation distances was established by the size of the test volume.
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Pressures shown are minimum values; anupperlimitfor pressure was not found.
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Other studies have suggested a lower value as theupperlimitof normal.
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In fact, 2003 inflation reached 4.0 per cent, just on theupperlimitof tolerance interval.
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The mean duration withupperlimitof 72 months was 49.7 months (43.4 to 55.9 months).
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The mean duration withupperlimitof 72 months was 34.3 months (27.6 to 41.0 months).
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But interpreting the asymmetry in this way removes theupperlimiton the value of quantity.
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Thisupperlimitgreatly narrows the confidence intervals of our mutation rate estimate.
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Only non-finality offers a principled account for thisupperlimit.
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This implies that outer variables govern theupperlimiton hairpin head heights.
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This frequency places anupperlimiton the kinetic processes that can be measured.
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However, inefficient labelling of ganglion cells may result in an underestimation of thisupperlimit.
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This means that our results provide anupperlimitfor the magnitude of the polymer effect.
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In general, we expect it to give anupperlimiton the proton acceleration.
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But this gives us theupperlimitfor the normalized vector potential.
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Moreover, sibling correlations can be used to estimate theupperlimitof the heritability.
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Theupperlimitof the specified attribute range divides the host population into two classes.
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