maxima

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max•i•ma n.

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maxima /ˈmæksɪmə/ n

max•i•mum n., pl. -mums, -ma adj.

the highest amount, value, or degree that can be reached:At a maximum, we have twenty students in each class.
an upper limit allowed by regulation:raising the maximums of permitted imports.

adj. [before a noun]

being the greatest, largest, or highest that can be reached:a maximum prison sentence of 50 years.

max•i•mum n., pl. -mums, -ma adj.

the greatest quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, etc.
the highest amount, value, or degree attained or recorded.
an upper limit allowed or allowable by law or regulation.
[Math.]
- Also called relative maximum, local maximum. the value of a function at a certain point in its domain, which is greater than or equal to the values at all other points in the immediate vicinity of the point. Cf. absolute maximum.
- the point in the domain at which a maximum occurs.

adj.

that is a maximum;
greatest or highest possible or attained:maximum satisfaction; maximum temperature.
pertaining to a maximum or maximums.

Latin, noun, nominal use of neuter of maximus, superlative of magnus great, large
1730–40

max′i•mum•ly, adv.

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maximum /ˈmæksɪməm/ n ( pl -mums, -ma /-mə/)

adj

Abbreviation: max Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin: greatest (the neuter form used as noun), from magnus great

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