Found 2 items, similar to Maxima.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: maxima maximum adj : the greatest or most complete or best possible; “maximal expansion”; “maximum pressure” [syn: maximal] [ant: minimal, minimal] [also: maxima (pl)] maximum n 1: the largest possible quantity [syn: upper limit] [ant: minimum] 2: the greatest possible degree; “he tried his utmost” [syn: utmost, uttermost, level best] 3: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right [ant: minimum] [also: maxima (pl)] maxima See maximum
English → English (gcide) Definition: Maxima Maximum \Max"i*mum\, n.; pl. Maxima. [L., neut. from maximus the greatest. See Maxim.] The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; -- opposed to minimum. [1913 Webster] Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness, and the minimum of misery. --P. Colquhoun. [1913 Webster] Maximum thermometer, a thermometer that registers the highest degree of temperature attained in a given time, or since its last adjustment. [1913 Webster]