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MAXIMUM
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Irregular inflected form: maxima
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The greatest possible degree
Example:
he tried his utmost
Synonyms:
level best; maximum; utmost; uttermost
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("maximum" is a kind of...):
bound; boundary; limit (the greatest possible degree of something)
Derivation:
maximise (make as big or large as possible)
maximise (make the most of)
maximize (make as big or large as possible)
maximize (make the most of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("maximum" is a kind of...):
limit (as far as something can go)
Antonym:
minimum (the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The largest possible quantity
Synonyms:
maximum; upper limit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("maximum" is a kind of...):
extremum; peak (the most extreme possible amount or value)
large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)
Antonym:
minimum (the smallest possible quantity)
Derivation:
maximise (make as big or large as possible)
maximise (make the most of)
maximize (make as big or large as possible)
maximize (make the most of)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The greatest or most complete or best possible
Example:
maximum pressure
Synonyms:
maximal; maximum
Classified under:
Similar:
sublime; supreme (greatest or maximal in degree; extreme)
Antonym:
minimum (the least possible)
Context examples:
In quantity, the formula prescribed twelve hundred words minimum dose, fifteen hundred words maximum dose.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Decreased maximum (peak) concentration of a drug observed after its administration.
(Decreased Peak Drug Blood Concentration, NCI Thesaurus)
This is a measurement that quantifies the maximum concentration of an experimental substance or drug in the plasma or a target organ after dose administration.
(Cmax, NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the amount of maximum concentration of thrombin generated during a thrombin generation test.
(Endogenous Thrombin Potential Peak Height Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the amount of time it takes to generate the maximum concentration of thrombin.
(Endogenous Thrombin Potential Time to Peak Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
A relative (ratio or percentage) of the maximum concentration of thrombin generated during a thrombin generation test.
(Endogenous Thrombin Potential Peak Height Relative Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the maximum amount of oxygen that can be combined chemically with hemoglobin in a volume of blood.
(Oxygen Capacity Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
During the 11-year solar cycle, the Sun reaches both a maximum and a minimum level of activity.
(NASA Voyager 2 Could Be Nearing Interstellar Space, NASA)
The measures I have are 1 volt/metre in maximum radiation.
(Health threats caused by mobile phone radiation, EUROPARL TV)
The maximum volume of air a subject can inhale into the lungs after a tidal inhalation as a proportion of the predicted normal value.
(Percent Predicted Inspiratory Reserve Volume, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
