maximum

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English

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Etymology

French from Latin maximum.

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Noun

maximum (plural maxima or maximums)

1. The highest limit.
   • P. Colquhoun

     Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness, and the minimum of misery.

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.

Usage notes

• Maxima is the more common plural, especially for the technical senses.

Hypernyms

• (statistics): measure of location

Synonyms

• max

Antonyms

• minimum

Translations

highest limit

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 最大 (cmn) (zuìdà), 極大 (cmn), 极大 (cmn) (jídà)

• Czech: maximum (cs) n
• Esperanto: maksimumo (eo)
• Finnish: maksimi (fi)
• French: maximum (fr) m
• German: Maximum (de) n
• Italian: massimo (it) m
• Japanese: 最大 (ja) (さいだい, saidai), 極大 (ja) (きょくだい, kyokudai)

• Latin: maximum (la)
• Persian: بیشینه (fa) (bišine), ماکزیمم (fa) (mâkzimom)
• Portuguese: máximo (pt) m
• Romanian: maximum (ro)
• Russian: максимум (ru) (máksimum) m
• Spanish: máximo (es)
• Telugu: గరిష్ఠం (garishThaM)
• Welsh: uchafswm (cy)

math: greatest value

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 最大值 (cmn) (zuìdàzhí)

• Czech: maximum (cs) n
• Finnish: maksimi (fi)
• German: Maximum (de) n

• Italian: massimo (it) m
• Persian: بیشینه (fa) (bišine), ماکزیمم (fa) (mâkzimom)
• Russian: максимум (ru) (máksimum) m
• Spanish: máximo (es)
• Telugu: గరిష్ఠం (garishThaM)

statistics: largest value of a batch

• Finnish: maksimiarvo (fi), suurin (fi) arvo (fi)
• Persian: ماکزیمم (fa) (mâkzimom)

• Russian: максимум (ru) (máksimum) m

Adjective

maximum (not comparable)

1. To the highest degree.

   Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.

Translations

highest degree

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 最大 (cmn) (zuìdà), 極大 (cmn), 极大 (cmn) (jídà)

• Finnish: maksimi- (fi)
• French: maximum (fr)
• German: maximal (de)
• Italian: massimo (it) m

• Japanese: 最大 (ja) (さいだい, saidai), 極大 (ja) (きょくだい, kyokudai)
• Russian: максимальный (ru) (maksimálʹnyj)
• Spanish: máximo (es)
• Telugu: గరిష్ఠ (garishTha)
• Turkish: maksimum (tr)

Derived terms

• antimaximum
• global maximum
• local maximum
• maximal
• maximize
• maximum break
• maximum limit
• submaximum

Related terms

• supremum

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Czech

Noun

maximum n

1. maximum

Antonyms

• minimum

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

maximum m (plural maxima or maximums)

1. maximum

Derived terms

• maximal

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Latin

Adjective

maximum

1. nominative neuter singular of maximus
2. accusative masculine singular of maximus
3. accusative neuter singular of maximus
4. vocative neuter singular of maximus