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Definition of MAXIMUM

Maximum
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.
Maximum
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.

Meaning of MAXIMUM from wikipedia

- In mathematical analysis, the maximum and minimum of a function are, respectively, the greatest and least value taken by the function. Known generically...
- In statistics, maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) is a method of estimating the parameters of an ****umed probability distribution, given some observed...
- Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 American horror film written and directed by Stephen King. The film stars Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, and...
- Maximumrocknroll, often written as Maximum Rocknroll and usually abbreviated as MRR, is a not-for-profit monthly online zine of punk subculture and radio...
- Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found is a narrative nonfiction book by Suketu Mehta, published in 2004, about the Indian city of Mumbai (also known as...
- The term "Maximum Leader" (Spanish: Líder Máximo) has been used by, or to describe, a number of politicians, including: Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary...
- Maximum Effort Productions, Inc. is an American film production company and digital marketing agency founded by Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds alongside...
- Solar maximum is the regular period of greatest solar activity during the Sun's 11-year solar cycle. During solar maximum, large numbers of sunspots appear...
- Radio Maximum is a Russian radio station, specializing in pop and rock music. Maximum was founded in 1991 as a joint venture of Westwood One, Harris Corporation...
- uncertainty. Maximum entropy thermodynamics Maximum entropy spectral estimation Principle of maximum entropy Maximum entropy probability distribution Maximum entropy...