maximum

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The highest limit.

   This is the fundamental principle of good legislation. It is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness and the minimum of misery

2. 2
   noun

   maximum security

   I just got out of maximum where I did 4 months for an arguent I had in the serving area.

3. 3
   adj

   To the highest degree.

   Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.

4. 4
   adj

   the greatest or most complete or best possible

5. 5
   noun

   the greatest possible degree

6. 6
   noun

   the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right

7. 7
   noun

   the largest possible quantity

8. 8
   noun

   The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.

Etymology

Via French from Latin maximum.