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maximum

noun
/ˈmæksɪməm/

Etymology

Via French from Latin maximum.

  1. derived from maximum

Definitions

  1. The highest limit.

    • This is the fundamental principle of good legislation. It is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness and the minimum of misery

  2. The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global…

    The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.

  3. An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution.

    2. A 147 break

      A 147 break; the highest possible break.

    3. A score of 180 with three darts.

    4. A scoring shot for 6 runs.

    5. maximum security

      • I just got out of maximum where I did 4 months for an arguent I had in the serving area.

    6. To the highest degree.

      • Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.
      • Each Piccadilly Line train consists of seven cars, the construction of the stations below ground making this the maximum length.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for maximum. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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