Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmæksɪməm/
Noun
maximum (plural maximums or maxima)
- 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
- (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
- French: maximum
- German: Maximum, höchstmöglich
- Italian: massimo
- Portuguese: máximo
- Russian: ма́ксимум
- Spanish: máximo
- Russian: ма́ксимум
Adjective
maximum (not comparable)
- To the highest degree.
- Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.
- Synonyms: maximal
- French: maximum, maximal
- German: maximal
- Italian: massimo
- Portuguese: máximo
- Russian: максима́льный
- Spanish: máximo
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