the greatest quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, etc.

the highest amount, value, or degree attained or recorded.

an upper limit allowed or allowable by law or regulation.

Mathematics .

Also called relative maximum , local maximum. the value of a function at a certain point in its domain, which is greater than or equal to the values at all other points in the immediate vicinity of the point. Compare absolute maximum .

the point in the domain at which a maximum occurs.

that is a maximum; greatest or highest possible or attained

maximum satisfaction; maximum temperature.

pertaining to a maximum or maximums.

adjective

least , lowest , minimum , smallest

noun

least , low , minimum , smallest

adjective

best , biggest , greatest , largest , maximal , most , mostest , outside , paramount , superlative , supreme , top , topmost , ultimate , utmost , uttermost

noun

apex , apogee , ceiling , climax , crest , culmination , extremity , height , max , maxi , most , nonpareil , peak , pinnacle , preeminence , record , summit , supremacy , the end , top , utmost , uttermost , zenith , outside , ultimate , limitation , greatest , highest , limit , paramount