maximum

Meaning

Noun

1. The highest limit.
2. The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.
3. An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
4. The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution.
5. A 147 break; the highest possible break.
6. (colloquial) A score of 180 with three darts.
7. (colloquial) A scoring shot for 6 runs.
8. (colloquial) maximum security

Adj

To the highest degree.

Synonyms

highest

utmost

greatest

peak

maximal

most

extreme

supreme

upper limit

highest possible

largest

biggest

height

top

🔝

limit

paramount

outside

climax

maxi

uppermost

uttermost

outer limit

level best

high

tip

tiptop

topmost

topper

ultimate

unlimited

upmost

whiz

thickness of work

diameter of workpiece

acme

admitted diameter of work

apex

at most

brow

ceiling

crest

crown

👑

culmination

curvature

dying

farthest

flood tide

full

heyday

higher

Translations

maximum

Maximum

máximo

massimo

máximo

màxim

maximum

maximal

maximal

maximaal

μέγιστος

ανώτατο όριο

ανώτατος

maksimum

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæksɪməm/

Etymology

Via French from Latin maximum.

Sentences

The Scotland Act set out a four-year maximum term for each session of Parliament .