maximal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmæksɪməl/
Etymology
From maximum + -al.
Meanings
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Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
The organification of iodide in the thyroid gland was described using a second order rate constant (KthybindC, /nmol/L*hr/kg thyroid weight) fitted to provide thyroidal iodide stores near the maximal value, which increased with age.
2016 March 2, “Dietary Iodine Sufficiency and Moderate Insufficiency in the Lactating Mother and Nursing Infant: A Computational Perspective”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:In the dependency graphs above, we can see that the maximal number of incomplete dependencies in each structure is five, while processing the most embedded noun[…].
2025, Edward A. F. Gibson, “Dependency Locality in Language Processing” (chapter 4), in Syntax: A Cognitive Approach, MIT Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 120:
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(of a sequence) Larger than any previous term in the sequence.
In the sequence (1, 2, 10, 5, 12, 6), the fifth term, f(5) = 12, is a maximal term, as each of the first 4 terms are smaller than 12.
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(of an element of a poset) Such that no other element is greater (with respect to the given partial order).
With respect to the ordering induced by set-theoretic inclusion, the set #92;#123;#92;#123;2#92;#125;,#92;#123;1,2#92;#125;,#92;#123;2,3#92;#125;#92;#125; has two maximal elements: #92;#123;1,2#92;#125; and #92;#123;2,3#92;#125;
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| max. | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
ultramaximal · maximal ideal · submaximal · multimaximal · maximalize · trimaximal · maximal munch · tribimaximal · premaximal · supramaximal · nonmaximal · bimaximal · postmaximal · maximalist · perimaximal · supermaximal · halfmaximal · maximally · maximality · maximalism
Relateds
Synonyms
exquisite · extreme · maximum · maximum · ferocious · almighty · intense · utmost · uttermost · passing · ultimate · raging · maximal · highest · extreme · ultimate · greatest
Translations (26)
ro maximal (largest, greatest, highest, most) · ru максима́льный (largest, greatest, highest, most) · pl maksymalny (largest, greatest, highest, most) · pt máximo (largest, greatest, highest, most) · es máximo (largest, greatest, highest, most) · uk максима́льний (largest, greatest, highest, most) · da maksimal (largest, greatest, highest, most) · kk максималды (largest, greatest, highest, most) · fr maximal (largest, greatest, highest, most) · be максіма́льны (largest, greatest, highest, most) · id maksimal (largest, greatest, highest, most) · hu maximális (largest, greatest, highest, most) · fi mahdollisimman suuri (largest, greatest, highest, most) · fi maksimaalinen (largest, greatest, highest, most) · cs maximální (largest, greatest, highest, most) · kk ең көп (largest, greatest, highest, most) · tr azami (largest, greatest, highest, most) · sv maximal (largest, greatest, highest, most) · pt maximal (largest, greatest, highest, most) · ast máximu (largest, greatest, highest, most) · eo maksimuma (largest, greatest, highest, most) · it massimo (largest, greatest, highest, most) · fr maximum (largest, greatest, highest, most) · de maximal (largest, greatest, highest, most) · nl maximaal (largest, greatest, highest, most) · tr en fazla (largest, greatest, highest, most)