Definition of Maximom
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.
Max"i*mum, a. Greatest in quantity
or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum
consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum
heat.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The Highest limit.
- (mathematics) The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, esp. the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.
- To the highest degree.
Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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