maximal

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
2. Larger than any previous term in the sequence.
3. Such that no other element is greater (with respect to the given partial order).

Noun

1. The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.
2. Said of an ideal of a ring or a filter of a lattice: that it is as large as it can be without being trivial (improper).
3. Said of a set of well-formed formulas: that it is as large as it can be without being inconsistent; i.e. that for any well-formed formula φ, the set contains either φ or ~φ.

Concepts

maximal

maximum

Synonymes

maximum

most

greatest

utmost

peak

at the most

maximum .

highest

highest possible

maxi

Traductions

máximo

maximal

massimo

máximo

maximaal

azami

màxim

massimale

μέγιστος

maximo

en büyük

أعلى

en yüksek

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmæksɪməl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From maximum + -al.