Is the Fermi-Dirac distribution equal to zero at the state of highest energy?

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Fermi-Dirac distribution
I`m sorry if this seems too obvious, just trying to clarify something. When Fermi-Dirac distribution is equal to zero , can we assume it is the state of

the highest energy? (Because the propability of occupation is zero)
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##f(\epsilon)## goes to zero as ##\epsilon \rightarrow \infty## for a finite temperature (##T>0##).

At absolute zero, ##T=0##, then ##f(\epsilon > \epsilon_\mathrm{F}) = 0##, where ##\epsilon_\mathrm{F}## is the Fermi energy.
 
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