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maximum
  1. The highest limit.
  2. (mathematics) The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.
  3. (analysis) An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
  4. (statistics) The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution.
  5. (colloquial, snooker) A 147 break; the highest possible break.
  6. (colloquial, darts) A score of 180 with three darts.
  7. (colloquial, cricket) A scoring shot for 6 runs.
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  9. Examples:
    1. “Efficiency is defined as the ratio of the observed level of attainment of a goal to the maximum that could have been achieved with the observed resources.”
maximal
  1. (mathematics) The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.
  2. (mathematics) Said of an ideal of a ring or a filter of a lattice: that it is as large as it can be without being trivial (improper).
  3. (logic) Said of a set of well-formed formulas: that it is as large as it can be without being inconsistent; i.e. that for any well-formed formula φ, the set contains either φ or ~φ.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The team's win in the championship was the maximal they could achieve after months of intense training and preparation.”
maxi
maximization
  1. The act of raising something to its greatest value or extent.
  2. (mathematics) The process of finding the maximum value of a function.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The Court assumes that firms with goals besides profit maximization will not behave anticompetitively.”
      “The maximization of value, profit and satisfaction are still the critical success factors in a commercial transaction.”
      “But the next strategy for maximization of shareholder value was absolutely the greatest.”
maximizer
  1. A person who or thing that maximizes.
  2. (linguistics) An amplifier that strongly intensifies the meaning, more so than a booster.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Ball normalizer: Turns the ball to it's normal size after it has hit a minimizer of maximizer.”
      “The model portfolio, which has to be tailored to each investor's risk tolerance and situation, is a risk minimizer, not a profit maximizer.”
      “This is a loudness maximizer, allowing you to significantly raise the perceived loudness without risking clipping distortion.”
max
maximax
  1. (economics) A strategy or algorithm that seeks to maximize the maximum possible result (that is, that prefers the alternative with the chance of the best possible outcome, even if its expected outcome and its worst possible outcome are worse than other alternatives); often used attributively, as "maximax strategy", "maximax approach", and so on.
maximon
  1. (physics) A hypothetical elementary particle of maximum mass in the mass spectrum of elementary particles having mass of 5 × 1028 eV.
maxmin
  1. The maximum value of a set of minima
maximisation
  1. Alternative spelling of maximization
  2. Examples:
    1. “Similarly, one could also cite the much-deplored corporate fixation with the short-term maximisation of profits at the expense of longer-term strategies.”
      “This creates the basis for monitoring compliance with the principles of maximisation of recovery and safe disposal.”
      “It's not only about profit maximisation but also about social and ecological value creation.”
maximality
  1. The quality or state of being maximal.
maximiser
  1. Alternative spelling of maximizer
maximand
  1. That which is to be maximized.
maximalization
  1. The act of maximalizing
maximalizations
  1. plural of maximalization
maximisations
  1. plural of maximisation
maximizations
maximalities
  1. plural of maximality
maximizers
  1. plural of maximizer
maximisers
  1. plural of maximiser
maxima
  1. plural form of maximum
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  3. Examples:
    1. “In 1910, Max von Laue published an equation that can be used to calculate diffraction maxima observed from two-dimensional cross gratings.”
      “Buttercups, various Hubbard squashes and giant prize-winning pumpkins belong to Cucurbita maxima.”
      “At low concentrations, the transition between maxima of the bimodal distribution follows a hopping-between-maxima mechanism.”
maximands
  1. plural of maximand
maximons
  1. plural of maximon
maximums
  1. plural of maximum
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Sample means, trimmed means, medians, standard deviations, minimums, maximums, skewness and kurtosis are reported.”
      “He went on to suffer two more maximums as he adopted a do-or-die style in a desperate attempt to qualify after his poor start.”
      “They proceeded to take the match by the throat with another two maximums to be in total control at 31-16 after eight races.”
maximals
maxis
  1. plural of maxi
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Fortunately, dresses easily accommodate ages three to five, evolving from maxis to minis over the years.”
      “Green striped maxis travel the north-south and central areas of Trinidad, POS to San Fernado, Couva and Claxton Bay.”
      “The leading maxis were logging average speeds of between 13 and 15 knots and were still on course to smash the current crossing record of 14 days and five hours.”
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