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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...
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- 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...
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- The term "Maximum Leader" (Spanish: Líder Máximo) has been used by, or to describe, a number of politicians, including: Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary...
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- "Maximum Carnage" is a 14-part comic book crossover published in Marvel Comics' Spider-Man family of titles in 1993. It featured Spider-Man, Venom, and...
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