Meaning of MAXIMUM
| Pronunciation: | | 'maksumum
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- [n] the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost"
- [n] the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
- [n] the largest possible quantity
- [adj] the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion"; "maximum pressure"
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| | Synonyms: | | greatest, highest, largest, level best, maximal, outside, peak(a), supreme, top, upper limit, utmost, uttermost |
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| | Antonyms: | | lower limit, minimal, minimum, minimum, minimum | | |
| | See Also: | | boundary, bounds, extremum, large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity, limit, limit, peak | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Max"i*mum\, n.; pl. {Maxima}. [L., neut. from maximus
the greatest. See {Maxim}.]
The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case;
or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first
increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or
degree; -- opposed to {minimum}.
Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to
the maximum of happiness, and the minimum of misery.
--P.
Colquhoun.
{Maximum thermometer}, a thermometer that registers the
highest degree of temperature attained in a given time, or
since its last adjustment.
\Max"i*mum\, a.
Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or
attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum
pressure; maximum heat.
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