maximum — meaning in English

English meaning

• maximal adj Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
• maximum noun The greatest amount, level, or degree that is possible or allowed.
• utmost adjective The greatest or most extreme possible.

Senses

maximum is used for these senses in English:

• maximal Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
• maximum To the highest degree.
• maximum The highest limit.
• maximum (mathematics) The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.
• utmost The greatest possible capability, extent, or quantity; maximum.

maximal — full definition

1. adj Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
2. adj Larger than any previous term in the sequence.
3. adj Such that no other element is greater (with respect to the given partial order).

maximum — full definition

1. noun The greatest amount, level, or degree that is possible or allowed.
2. adj As great as possible; the highest that can be reached.

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