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max·i·mum       [mak-suh-muhm] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -mums, -ma       [-muh] Pronunciation Key, adjective
–noun
1.the greatest quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, etc.
2.the highest amount, value, or degree attained or recorded.
3.an upper limit allowed or allowable by law or regulation.
4.Mathematics.
a.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. Compare absolute maximum.
b.the point in the domain at which a maximum occurs.
–adjective
5.that is a maximum; greatest or highest possible or attained: maximum satisfaction; maximum temperature.
6.pertaining to a maximum or maximums.
[Origin: 1730–40; < L, n. use of neut. of maximus, superl. of magnus great, large]

—Related forms
max·i·mum·ly, adverb
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max·i·mum       (māk'sə-məm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. max·i·mums or max·i·ma (-mə)
    1. The greatest possible quantity or degree.
    2. The greatest quantity or degree reached or recorded; the upper limit of variation.
    3. The time or period during which the highest point or degree is attained.
    4. The moment when a variable star is most brilliant.
    5. The magnitude of the star at such a moment.
    6. The greatest value assumed by a function over a given interval.
    7. The largest number in a set.
  2. An upper limit permitted by law or other authority.
  3. Astronomy
    1. The moment when a variable star is most brilliant.
    2. The magnitude of the star at such a moment.
    3. The greatest value assumed by a function over a given interval.
    4. The largest number in a set.
  4. Mathematics
    1. The greatest value assumed by a function over a given interval.
    2. The largest number in a set.

adj.  
  1. Having or being the greatest quantity or the highest degree that has been or can be attained: maximum temperature.
  2. Of, relating to, or making up a maximum: a maximum number in a series.


[Latin, from neuter of maximus, greatest; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]

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maximum 
1740, from L. maximum, neut. of maximus "greatest," superl. of magnus "great, large" (see magnum). Maximize was formed in Eng. 1802, first attested in Bentham, who used it often.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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maximum

adjective
1. the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion"; "maximum pressure" [syn: maximal] [ant: minimal] 

noun
1. the largest possible quantity [ant: lower limit] 
2. the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost" [syn: utmost] 
3. the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right [ant: minimum] 

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maximum       (māk'sə-məm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural maximums or maxima
  1. The greatest known or greatest possible number, measure, quantity, or degree.
  2. The greatest value of a mathematical function, if it has such a value.

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maximum max·i·mum (māk'sə-məm)
n. pl. max·i·mums or max·i·ma (-mə)

  1. The greatest possible quantity or degree.
  2. The greatest quantity or degree reached or recorded; the upper limit of variation.
  3. The time or period during which the highest point or degree is attained.
adj.
  1. Having or being the greatest quantity or the highest degree attained or attainable.
  2. Of, relating to, or making up a maximum.

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: max·i·mum
Pronunciation: 'mak-s(&-)m&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural max·i·ma /-s&-m&/ or maximums
1 a : the greatest quantity or value attainable or attained b : the period of highest, greatest, or utmostdevelopment
2 : an upper limit allowed (as by a legal authority) or allowable (as by the circumstances of a particular case) —maximum adjective

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Maximum

Max"im\, n. [F. maxime, L. maxima (sc. sententia), the greatest sentence, proposition, or axiom, i. e., of the greatest weight or authority, fem. fr. maximus greatest, superl. of magnus great. See Magnitude, and cf. Maximum.]

1. An established principle or proposition; a condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism.

'T is their maxim, Love is love's reward. --Dryden.

2. (Mus.) The longest note formerly used, equal to two longs, or four breves; a large.

Syn: Axiom; aphorism; apothegm; adage; proverb; saying. See Axiom.

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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.

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.

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maximum

maximum: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

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