MAXIMAL

maximal, maximum

(adjective) the greatest or most complete or best possible; “maximal expansion”; “maximum pressure”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

maximal

Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.

Abbreviations

• max.

Synonyms

• maximum

Antonyms

• minimal

Noun

maximal (plural maximals)

(mathematics) The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.

(mathematics) 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).

(logic) 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.

Synonyms

• maximum

Source: Wiktionary



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