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