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absolute ceiling

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absolute ceiling [′ab·sə‚lüt ′sēl·iŋ]
(aerospace engineering)
The greatest altitude at which an aircraft can maintain level flight in a standard atmosphere and under specified conditions.


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For instance, some states place an absolute ceiling on the number of schools that can operate: 25 in Massachusetts, 40 in Minnesota, 60 in Colorado.
Next year, in a significant expansion of the Maximum Allowable Actual Charge (MAAC) concept, Medicare will phase in an absolute ceiling on the amount a nonparticipating physician can charge a Medicare beneficiary on an unassigned claim.
With Rhapsody(TM) you know that you have an absolute ceiling, above which costs cannot rise.
 
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