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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

maximization en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English maximize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English maximization From maximize + -ation.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of raising something to its greatest value or extent.
    • Monopolies engaging in profit maximization will produce at the quantity where its marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The process of finding the maximum value of a function.

Forms

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Relateds

minimization

Translations (11)

el μεγιστοποίηση (process of finding the maximum value of a function) · de Maximierung (act of raising something to its greatest value or extent) · el μεγιστοποίηση (act of raising something to its greatest value or extent) · it massimizzazione (act of raising something to its greatest value or extent) · fi maksimointi (act of raising something to its greatest value or extent) · ja 最大化 (act of raising something to its greatest value or extent) · ko 최대화 (act of raising something to its greatest value or extent) · cs maximalizace (act of raising something to its greatest value or extent) · pl maksymalizacja (act of raising something to its greatest value or extent) · cmn 最大化 (act of raising something to its greatest value or extent) · fi maksimointi (process of finding the maximum value of a function)