upper limit

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Five seems to be the current agreed-upon upper limit before chaos ensues — a sweet spot similar to some human teams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Its dimensions place it at the upper limit of what scientists have proposed, and in one instance observed, on the Moon.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

During the last test on October 21, the missile spent "about 15 hours" flying 14,000 km, said Russia's military chief of staff Valery Gerasimov, adding that this was not the upper limit for the weapon.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

International students are capped at 10% “in service to the nation,” and that’s well below the compact’s demand of a 15% upper limit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

For other types of human groups as well, “a few hundred” seems to be an upper limit for group size compatible with everyone’s knowing everybody.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond