probable maximum

基本解釋

The main methods for calculating designed flood are probable maximum precipitation and hydrologic frequency analysis.
設計洪水計算方法主要是可能最大降雨和水文頻率法。
Analysis of flood release capacity of upstream detention areas and the probable maximum flood reveals that the risk of levee-breach in Harbin city still exists.
對哈爾濱上游蓄滯洪區(qū)的分洪能力以及可能發(fā)生的最大洪水進行了計算和分析，得出的結(jié)論認為哈爾濱市未來仍有發(fā)生潰堤的可能。
The sterilization efficiency of two quaternary phosphonium salts, BHP 1 and BHP 2, was evaluated by Maximum Probable Number.
采用最大可能計數(shù)法對兩種季鹽型緩蝕劑BHP 1及BHP 2的殺菌效果進行了評價。

Berkley said industry risk models have all but abandoned the once common indicator known as "Absolute Maximum Loss, " preferring to base premiums on the more conservative "Probable Maximum Loss" calculation, which lowers damage estimates by factoring in long odds of catastrophic events.
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