extreme case

collocation in English

meaningsofextremeandcase

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extreme
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstriːm/
us
/ɪkˈstriːm/
very large in amount ...
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case
noun
uk
/keɪs/
us
/keɪs/
a particular situation or example ...
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(Definition ofextremeandcasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofextreme case

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Theextremecasecorresponds to an "infinite" damper.
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Numbers in brackets include oneextremecasewith 24 grandchildren.
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Consider anextremecaseof a 15-letter word.
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Such anextremecasewas not likely to be replicated.
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This is anextremecaseof only theoretical interest.
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Anextremecaseis that of a single marker.
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Theextremecaseis if 1 /2 is irrational.
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Consider theextremecaseof a receptive field center with only two cones.
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In theextremecase, individuals show dimensional structures that set them apart.
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Theextremecaseis that of zero ion temperature, which cannot be solved using this method.
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And without that principle the worrisome conclusion for theextremecaseno longer follows.
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But then it is not unreasonable to reject continuity for anextremecaselike this.
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With all of its mediating elements, simulation techniques represent, in a sense, theextremecase.
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Furthermore, this approach only considers theextremecaseof a star phylogeny.
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In other words, we have anextremecaseof an anisotropic material.
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However, thisextremecaseis considered as an aid to intuition. 15.
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The applied method of motor torque and power calculation (worst/extremecase) yields an overestimation.
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This code is anextremecaseto test compiler optimization capabilities.
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At theextremecasewhen two eigenvalues coalesce, we have the following result.
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Formulating in theextremecaseallows the speaker rhetorically to disparage or counter other positions.
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Or, in anextremecase, does the ring appear and disappear intermittently?
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In theextremecaseof 0, they virtually own their candidates.
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In theextremecase, a joint decision trap might appear in entwined decision systems.
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In this sense, information theory is theextremecaseof normal scientific knowledge.
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