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Etymology
French from L. #Latin|maximum.

Pronunciation
max*im-um
audio|en-uk-maximum.ogg|Audio (UK)
MAAHX-im-muhm

Noun
en-noun|maxima|pl2=maximums

1. The high|highest limit.
2. mathematics The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, esp. the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.

Synonyms
max

Antonyms
minimum

Translations
trans-top|highest limit
Chinese: �大 (zui da, zui4 da4)
Finnish: maksimi
French: maximum'French|maximum
German: Maximum n
Latin: maximum
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Romanian: maximum
Russian: мак�им�м (máksimum) m
Spanish: máximo
Telugu: �రిష�ఠ� (garishThaM)
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trans-top|greatest value
Chinese: 極大� (zuidazhi, zui4da4zhi2)
German: Maximum n
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Spanish: máximo
Telugu: �రిష�ఠ� (garishThaM)
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Adjective
en-adj|-

1. To the highest degree.

#: Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.

Translations
trans-top|highest degree
Finnish: maksimaalinen
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Telugu: �రిష�ఠ (garishTha)
Spanish: máximo
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Derived terms
local maximum
global maximum
maximal
maximize
maximum limit

Related terms
supremum

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

Latin

Etymology
neutral of maximus

maximum

1. #Noun|maximum

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