maximum
The highest limit.
Other meanings
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.
Antonyms
- minimum
Related words
- Dymaxion
- maximin
- maximon
- maximumly
- maxout
- minimax
- Q-max
- supermaximum
- supramaximum
- interference maximum
- maximum card
- maximum permitted mileage
Word history
From Latin "maximum".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “maximum” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.