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maximals

maximals is the plural of maximal.

Meaning of maximal

Noun

maximal (plural maximals)

  1. The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.
  2. 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).
  3. 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.

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Questions about maximals

What is maximals the plural of?
Maximals is the plural of maximal.

Words near maximals in the dictionary

  1. maximalize
  2. maximalized
  3. maximalizes
  4. maximalizing
  5. maximally
  6. maximals
  7. maximand
  8. maximands
  9. maximaphily
  10. maximas
  11. maximative

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