maximal
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sə adjective
of or being a maximum; greatest possible; highest.
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maximal (ˈmæksɪməl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or achieving a maximum; being the greatest or best possible |
| 2. | maths (of a member of an ordered set) being preceded, in order, by all other members of the set |
| 'maximally | |
| —adv | |
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Maximal
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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maximal max·i·mal (māk'sə-məl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or consisting of a maximum.
Being the greatest or highest possible.
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Example sentences
Starvation would be expected to enhance insulin sensitivity in an effort to use any available glucose with maximal efficiency.
Only when someone has a serious investment in resources and time does the incentive arise for working to maximal capacity.
The resilience of the two main communities obliges each to recognise the impracticality of its maximal demands.
In that compressed language the message is generic in the sense of having maximal entropy.
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