Meaning
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- The highest limit.
- The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.
- An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
- The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution.
- A 147 break; the highest possible break.
- (colloquial) A score of 180 with three darts.
- (colloquial) A scoring shot for 6 runs.
- (colloquial) maximum security
Synonyms
highest possible
outer limit
thickness of work
diameter of workpiece
admitted diameter of work
Frequency
Hyphenated as
max‧i‧mum
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmæksɪməm/
Etymology
Via French from Latin maximum.
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