- the greatest quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, etc.
- the highest amount, value, or degree attained or recorded.
- an upper limit allowed or allowable by law or regulation.
- Mathematics.
- the value of a function at a certain point in its domain, which is greater than or equal to the values at all other points in the immediate vicinity of the point.
- the point in the domain at which a maximum occurs.
- that is a maximum; greatest or highest possible or attained: maximum satisfaction; maximum temperature.
- pertaining to a maximum or maximums.
- the greatest possible amount, degree, etc
- the highest value of a variable quantity
- maths
- a value of a function that is greater than any neighbouring value
- a stationary point on a curve at which the tangent changes from a positive value on the left of this point to a negative value on the right
- the largest number in a set
- astronomy
- the time at which the brightness of a variable star has its greatest value
- the magnitude of the star at that time
- of, being, or showing a maximum or maximums
