probable maximum

基本解释

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.
對哈爾濱上遊蓄滯洪區的分洪能力以及可能發生的最大洪水進行了計算和分析，得出的結論認爲哈爾濱市未來仍有發生潰堤的可能。
The sterilization efficiency of two quaternary phosphonium salts, BHP 1 and BHP 2, was evaluated by Maximum Probable Number.
採用最大可能計數法對兩種季鹽型緩蝕劑BHP 1及BHP 2的殺菌傚果進行了評價。

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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