The phrase
"upper limit" refers to the highest or maximum value that something can reach or go up to. It sets a boundary or restriction indicating that there is a point beyond which no further increase or advancement is possible.
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How come we can accept variations on
upper limits of blood pressure, heart rates, body fat, cholesterol, etc., but not blood glucose?
It's possible that may be placing some kind of
upper limit on my actual reading speed.
Based on the assessment that reserve data may be taken as
upper limit for practically relevant coal quantities to be produced in the future, production profiles are developed.
Everyday Awards will have a
set upper limit to award prices, but mileage costs will fluctuate depending on the flight.
It may
place upper limits on how much it will pay out in the event you're sick or injured, and it might exclude coverage for certain types of health care.
The
recommended upper limit of total fat was increased from 30 percent to 35 percent of the calories, bringing it in line with the dietary guidelines.
The table below shows various
suggested upper limits for caffeine in terms of amounts of coffee, tea, soda, etc..
But set that as your
absolute upper limit: after all, you still have to finish your renovations and figure out how to attract more guests before you'll show a profit.
Researchers examined a 1998 report that set a safe
daily upper limit for folic acid consumption, and noticed that a statistical error had been made.
We do also have some people selling handmade or designed work in batches of 20 + and this
new upper limit may also help them.
However, under 80
C upper limit is 1.5 lakhs under all eligible investments.
So the bottom line - there is no
real upper limit to the amount of protein your body can absorb per sitting.
During pregnancy: Most sources suggest a 300 mg /
day upper limit on caffeine for pregnant moms.
Their
reported upper limit «likely increases to the 400,000 range if the further year of the conflict is estimated and if missing and presumed dead persons are included,» he says.
All it suggests is that we all have
inherent upper limits beyond which our body's struggle to develop more muscle.
Over geological time scales, the lack of correlation between CO2 and temperature places a
clear upper limit of a 1.5 °C per CO2 doubling sensitivity.
It's a comprehensive plan in which the whole sum insured can be shared among family members without
individual upper limits.
This finding contradicts the common scientific belief that life span has a
biological upper limit of 120 years or so.
But I understand that the authors here were arguing towards and
effective upper limit on hurricane strength.
I tend to believe that including the recent years will, indeed, lower the best estimate of climate sensitivity and, hopefully, allow for a more
reliable upper limit.
The campaign group 350 takes its name from the
preferred upper limit on CO2 in the atmosphere to reduce the impact of climate change.
The safe
upper limit of iron consumption for children is between 40 and 45 milligrams a day.
Unlike with Other types of nutrient that are known to be bad for you, there is no
safe upper limit for trans - fat consumption.
Many scientists believe that average human life span has an
inherent upper limit, although they don't agree on whether it's 85 or 100 or 150.
The clause typically sets a cap or
upper limit on how much the purchase price will increase so that the buyer will not exceed his or her budget.
And then they quote the absolute
upper limit in the press release without putting it in any kind of meaningful context.
Assuming a lognormal excess luminosity function, we
put upper limits on the median HZ dust level of 13 zodis (95 % confidence) for a sample of stars without cold dust and of 26 zodis when focussing on Sun - like stars without cold dust.
Dr. Vieth argues that 4,000 IU of vitamin D per day is safe even if one obtains an additional 4,000 IU per day from sunlight, 33 while the Institute of Medicine has set the
tolerable upper limit at 2,000 IU per day.
Ultimately, Gates and van Oppen hope to create a «seed bank» of gametes and fertilized embryos from extreme settings in which corals persist despite the odds — including the shallow reefs skirting Coconut Island, Hawaii, where both temperature and pH fluctuate drastically,
reaching upper limits similar to those expected in the open ocean by 2050.
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