maximum
Pronunciation: /ˈmæksɪməm/
The English word “maximum” has 9 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- A 147 break; the highest possible break.
- A score of 180 with three darts.
- A scoring shot for 6 runs.
- maximum security
adjective
- To the highest degree.
Etymology
Via French from Latin maximum.
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