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1. n. 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.
2. a. Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat.
3. adj. the greatest or most complete or best possible
4. n. the largest possible quantity
5. n. the greatest possible degree
6. n. the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
7. 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 Ant: 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. Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat.
8. The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or,the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases andthen begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; -- opposed toAnt: minimum.Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum ofhappiness, and the minimum of misery. P. Colquhoun.Maximum thermometer, a thermometer that registers the highest degreeof temperature attained in a given time, or since its lastadjustment.
9. j:68/n:32 n. the largest possible quantity n. the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right