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Adjective
/ˈmaksəməm/,
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As great, high, or intense as possible or permitted,
  1. As great, high, or intense as possible or permitted
    • - the vehicle's maximum speed
    • - a maximum penalty of ten years' imprisonment
  2. Denoting the greatest or highest point or amount attained
    • - the maximum depth of the pool is 6 feet
Noun
  1. The greatest or highest amount possible or attained
    • - the school takes a maximum of 32 students
    • - production levels are near their maximum
  2. A maximum permitted prison sentence for an offense
    • - an offense that carries a maximum of 14 years
Adverb
  1. At the most
    • - it has a length of 4 feet maximum

  1. the largest possible quantity
  2. maximal: the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion"; "maximum pressure"
  3. utmost: the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost"
  4. the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
  5. In mathematics, maxima and minima, known collectively as extrema (singular: extremum), are the largest value (maximum) or smallest value (minimum), that a function takes in a point either within a given neighborhood (local extremum) or on the function domain in its entirety (global or absolute ...
  6. Maximum is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Supermen of America vol. 2 #1 (March 2000), and was created by Fabian Nicieza and Doug Braithwaite.
  7. Maximum is MAX's debut studio album released under Avex Trax. The album consists entirely of Japanese language covers of Eurobeat songs. The album sold more than 1.2 million copies becoming the group's most successful release. It spent 4 non-consecutive weeks at #1. ...
  8. "Maximum" is the second single from Turkish singer Murat Boz. The song is from the album Maximum, which produced the previous hit Aşkı Bulamam Ben. The song is currently the most successful song of Murat Boz's career charting on the European top 100 chart at 99. ...
  9. Asarum maximum is a species of plant in the Aristolochiaceae family. It is endemic to China.
  10. The Maximums is a DC Comics team of super heroes parodying Marvel Comics's Ultimates and New Avengers, including the lower-case speech bubbles associated with the Ultimate Universe and the Avengers' battlecry "Avengers Assemble!" to their "Maximums March!" They are based in San Francisco.
  11. The highest limit; The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function; An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set; The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution ...
  12. (maximumly) In a maximum manner
  13. (Maximums) A dollar or frequency limit established for a benefit. Any expense that exceeds this limit is not covered by the plan.
  14. (Maximums) Dollar amount limit that has been set under the terms of the contract.
  15. The greatest value attained by a function, for example, temperature, pressure, or wind speed. The opposite of minimum.
  16. The maximum dollar amount a dental plan will pay toward the cost of dental care within a specific benefit period. Most insurance plans have an annual and/or lifetime dollar maximum. The patient is responsible for paying costs above the plan maximum.
  17. The highest value for a variable that was actually obtained from a sample, often reported by analysis routines and used by analysts to assess range and likelihood of outliers or ceiling effects.
  18. The maximum of a set of numbers is the largest one. The maximum of the set {3,2,8,1,9,4,2} is 9.
  19. In a sample of data, the largest observation.
  20. the highest level of pay, or pay point, for a particularly pay scale or band.
  21. The ceiling or highest salary paid to a job incumbent, which is also the top of the salary range.
  22. A break of 147 points, requiring all 15 reds with blacks potted at every stage, followed by all the colours.
  23. The state of holding the upper half [lower half] of the point count indicated by your previous bid
  24. In the Salary Wizard, the highest salary level for a particular job; synonymous with the 75th percentile.
  25. alternating stress, which a given material will withstand for an indefinite number of times, without causing fatigue failure.