maximal

• max.

From maximum +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæksɪməl/

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maximal

1. Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
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     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.

2. (mathematics, 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.

3. (mathematics, 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 ${\displaystyle \{\{2\},\{1,2\},\{2,3\}\}}$ has two maximal elements: ${\displaystyle \{1,2\}}$ and ${\displaystyle \{2,3\}}$

• maximum (adjective)

• minimal

• maximative

maximal (plural maximals)

1. (mathematics) The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.
2. (mathematics) Said of an ideal of a ring or a filter of a lattice: that it is as large as it can be without being trivial (improper).
3. (logic) Said of a set of well-formed formulas: that it is as large as it can be without being inconsistent; i.e. that for any well-formed formula φ, the set contains either φ or ~φ.

• maximum

• maximal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From maximum +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /mak.si.mal/

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maximal (feminine maximale, masculine plural maximaux, feminine plural maximales)

1. maximal

• maximum
• max
• maxi

• “maximal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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• Rhymes: -aːl

maximal (strong nominative masculine singular maximaler, not comparable)

1. maximal

   Antonym: minimal

• “maximal” in Duden online
• “maximal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

maximal (not comparable)

1. maximal

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: ma‧xi‧mal

maximal m or f (plural maximais)

1. maximal, maximum

   Synonym: máximo

2. (not comparable, relational) of, or pertaining to, the maximum

• maximalmente

Borrowed from French maximal. Equivalent to maxim +‎ -al.

maximal m or n (feminine singular maximală, masculine plural maximali, feminine and neuter plural maximale)

1. maximal

• IPA^(key): /maɡsiˈmal/ [maɣ̞.siˈmal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ma‧xi‧mal

maximal m or f (masculine and feminine plural maximales)

1. maximal

maximal (comparative maximalare, superlative maximalast)

1. maximal; as large as possible

   Antonym: minimal

• maximal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• maximal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• maximal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)