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maximum

noun, adj — 9 senses

maximum

noun

/ˈmæksɪməm/

Etymology Via French from Latin maximum.

8 senses
  1. 1The highest limit.
  2. 2The greatest value of a set or other mathematical…
  3. 3An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
  4. 4The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper…
  5. 5A 147 break; the highest possible break.
  6. 6A score of 180 with three darts.
  7. 7A scoring shot for 6 runs.
  8. 8maximum security
1

The highest limit.

  • This is the fundamental principle of good legislation. It is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness and the minimum of misery1806, P. Colquhoun, A Treatise on Indigence:
2

Mathematics, Sciences The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.

3

Mathematical analysis, Mathematics, Sciences An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.

4

Mathematics, Sciences, Statistics The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution.

5

Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Snooker, Sports A 147 break; the highest possible break.

6

Darts, Games Colloquial A score of 180 with three darts.

7

Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Colloquial A scoring shot for 6 runs.

8

Colloquial maximum security

  • I just got out of maximum where I did 4 months for an arguent I had in the serving area.1983 April 23, Alice Thompson, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 15:
Synonyms
max
Antonyms
minimum
Hypernyms
measure of location, extremum

maximum

adj

Etymology Via French from Latin maximum.

1

To the highest degree.

  • Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.
  • Each Piccadilly Line train consists of seven cars, the construction of the stations below ground making this the maximum length.1960 March 23, “New Stock for the Piccadilly Line of London Transport”, in Railway Magazine, page 203:
Derived terms
33 termsantimaximum, Dymaxion, glacial maximum, global maximum, interference maximum, local maximum, maximal, maximative, maximin, maximize, maximon, maximum attack, maximum break, maximum card, maximum cut, maximum holding time, maximum limit, maximumly, maximum permitted mileage, maximum security, maximum-security, maximum seek time, maximum throughput, maximum usable frequency, maximum wage, maxout, minimax, Q-max, solar maximum, submaximum, super-maximum, supermaximum, supramaximum
Related terms
supremum

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