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maximisation

maximisation is the alternative spelling of maximization.

Meaning of maximization

Noun

maximization (countable and uncountable, plural maximizations)

  1. The act of raising something to its greatest value or extent.
    • Monopolies engaging in profit maximization will produce at the quantity where its marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
  2. The process of finding the maximum value of a function.

Forms of maximisation

pluralmaximisations

Questions about maximisation

What is maximisation the alternative spelling of?
Maximisation is the alternative spelling of maximization.

Words near maximisation in the dictionary

  1. maximining
  2. maximinned
  3. maximinning
  4. maximins
  5. maximisable
  6. maximisation
  7. maximisations
  8. maximise
  9. maximised
  10. maximiser
  11. maximisers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: maximisation (page history and authors); maximization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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