# Default max score in elastic responce

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default-max-score-in-elastic-responce/141178
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [July 23, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default-max-score-in-elastic-responce/141178 "2018-07-23T12:39:36Z")
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### Author: ![1tester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/2acd7d/32.png) [@1tester](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/1tester)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default-max-score-in-elastic-responce/141178/1 "2018-07-23T12:39:36Z")

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Hello!

Could you tell me please, which max value score from response in ES by default ?

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### Author: ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default-max-score-in-elastic-responce/141178/2 "2018-07-23T12:51:37Z")

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There is no answer for this. I mean that if you boost by 100 a score of 2.5, you'll get a score of 250...

So the `_score` is more a relative value in the context of a given query.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default-max-score-in-elastic-responce/141178/3 "2018-08-20T12:51:39Z")

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