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maximums

maximums is the plural of maximum.

Meaning of maximum

Noun

maximum (plural maxima or maximums)

  1. 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 misery1806, P. Colquhoun, A Treatise on Indigence
  2. The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.
  3. An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
  4. The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution.
  5. A 147 break; the highest possible break.
    Synonyms:
    147, maximum break
  6. (colloquial) A score of 180 with three darts.

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Phrases with maximums

Questions about maximums

What is maximums the plural of?
Maximums is the plural of maximum.

Words near maximums in the dictionary

  1. maximum wage
  2. maximum wages
  3. maximum-security
  4. maximumly
  5. maximummer
  6. maximums
  7. Maximus
  8. Maximuses
  9. maximæ
  10. Maximón
  11. Maxina

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