maximum

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: upper limitutmostuttermostlevel bestmaximal

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. the largest possible quantitySynonyms: upper limit
  2. the greatest possible degree“he tried his utmost”Synonyms: utmostuttermostlevel best
  3. the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right

Adjective (1)

  1. the greatest or most complete or best possible“maximal expansion”“maximum pressure”Synonyms: maximal
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Maximum \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. [1913 Webster]

Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness, and the minimum of misery. --P. Colquhoun. [1913 Webster]

Maximum thermometer, a thermometer that registers the highest degree of temperature attained in a given time, or since its last adjustment. [1913 Webster]

Maximum \Max"i*mum\, a. Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat. [1913 Webster]
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