maximum
See also: Maximum
English
Etymology
Via French from Latin maximum.
Pronunciation
Noun
maximum (plural maxima or maximums)
- The highest limit
- P. Colquhoun
- Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness, and the minimum of misery.
- P. Colquhoun
- (mathematics) The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function
- (mathematical analysis) An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set
- (statistics) The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution
- (colloquial, snooker) A 147 break; the highest possible break
- (colloquial, darts) A score of 180 with three darts
- (colloquial, cricket) A scoring shot for 6 runs
Usage notes
- Maxima is the more common plural, especially for the technical senses.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Hypernyms
- (statistics): measure of location
- extremum
Translations
highest limit
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math: greatest value
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statistics: largest value of a batch
Adjective
maximum (not comparable)
- To the highest degree.
- Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.
- Synonym: maximal
Translations
highest degree
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Derived terms
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
maximum n
Declension
Antonyms
Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
maximum n (plural maxima or maximums, diminutive maximumpje n)
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Descendants
- Afrikaans: maksimum
French
Pronunciation
Noun
maximum m (plural maxima or maximums)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “maximum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) maximum
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