Definitions for: Maximum

[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"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: greatest, highest, largest, level best, maximal, outside, peak(a), supreme, top, upper limit, utmost, uttermost

Antonyms: lower limit, minimal, minimum, minimum, minimum

See Also: boundary, bounds, extremum, large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity, limit, limit, peak

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