maximum — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. The highest limit.

   Esempi

   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. 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.

   Sinonimi

   maximum break

6. A score of 180 with three darts.

   Uso

   • colloquiale

7. A scoring shot for 6 runs.

   Uso

   • colloquiale

8. maximum security

   Uso

   • colloquiale

   Esempi

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

Aggettivo

1. To the highest degree.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Sinonimi

   extrememaximalultimate

   Parole correlate

   supremum

   Esempi

   Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.

   Each Piccadilly Line train consists of seven cars, the construction of the stations below ground making this the maximum length.

Aggettivo

1. the greatest or most complete or best possible

   Sinonimi

   maximal

   Contrari

   minimum

   Esempi

   maximal expansion

   maximum pressure

Sostantivo

1. the largest possible quantity

   Sinonimi

   upper limit

   Contrari

   minimum

   Termini più generali

   extremumpeaklarge indefinite quantitylarge indefinite amount

2. the greatest possible degree

   Sinonimi

   utmostuttermostlevel best

   Termini più generali

   limitboundboundary

   Esempi

   he tried his utmost

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

   Contrari

   minimum

   Termini più generali

   limit