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During a run, the Watch 2R tracks several advanced metrics including average power (in watts), ground contact time, stride length, and vertical amplitude along with your average and max heart rate, cadence, calories, distance, duration, maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 Max), pace, and steps.
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PCMAG, 12 Oct. 2024
As purported truth-tellers seeking to advance society toward maximal gains, Great Men expose and combat political and existential threats, such as critical race theory and Marxism.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
The government, with the FISA Court’s backing, has adopted a remarkably maximal interpretation of minimization.
—Elizabeth Goitein, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2023
The program also increased maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max), a fitness level marker.
—Kristin Canning, Health, 22 Sep. 2024
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PCMAG, 12 Oct. 2024
As purported truth-tellers seeking to advance society toward maximal gains, Great Men expose and combat political and existential threats, such as critical race theory and Marxism.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
The government, with the FISA Court’s backing, has adopted a remarkably maximal interpretation of minimization.
—Elizabeth Goitein, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2023
The program also increased maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max), a fitness level marker.
—Kristin Canning, Health, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Maximal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maximal. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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maximal
adjective
max·i·mal
ˈmak-s(ə-)məl 
Medical Definition
maximal
adjective
max·i·mal
ˈmak-s(ə-)məl
1
: most complete or effective
maximal dental protection
maximal vasodilation
2
: being an upper limit
the maximal levels achieved with subcutaneous injections—W. S. Hoffman
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