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| max·i·mum [ máksiməm ] |
noun (plural max·i·ma [ máksimə ] or max·i·mums) |
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1. greatest possible amount: the largest amount, number, extent, or degree possible or allowed
  The stadium seats a maximum of 60,000.
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2. largest amount or highest level reached: the largest amount or value or highest level that something variable can reach or reaches during a period
Even at its maximum, the noise did not exceed legal levels.
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3. largest number: the largest number in a mathematical set
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4. greatest value of function: in mathematics, the greatest value that a continuous function can attain over a specific interval
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5. time of greatest brightness of star: the interval during which a variable star is most luminous
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6. greatest magnitude of star: the magnitude of a variable star at its greatest
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adjective |
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greatest possible: of the greatest possible or permitted amount or value
visual effects with maximum impact
Maximum occupancy in this building is 235.
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at maximum: at the greatest extent
The hall seats 400 maximum.
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| [Mid-16th century. Directly or via French< modern Latin, form of Latin maximus "greatest" < magnus "great"] |
