Maximal Definition

măksə-məl
adjective
Of, relating to, or consisting of a maximum.
American Heritage
Highest or greatest possible; of or constituting a maximum.
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noun
An element in an ordered set that is followed by no other.
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(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).

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(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.

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maximal
Plural:
maximals

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Maximal Sentence Examples

  • A value of stimulus, however, is soon reached which evokes a maximal contraction.

  • It has undoubtedly been of value in many cases of tetanus, in which it must be given in maximal doses.

  • It is well documented that men participating in almost any form of exercise, whether it's submaximal bike riding or maximal resistance training, see an acute increase in testosterone in the hours following their workout.

  • The maximal volume of oxygen consumed per unit time, also maximal oxygen consumption.

  • This function returns the quotient of V by the maximal submodule not containing the highest weight vector.

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MMAMAX

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