Dictionary Entry
maximum
maximum is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; -- opposed to minimum. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 24 · 6 senses
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- 1noun
The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; -- opposed to minimum.
- 2adjective
Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat.
- 3noun
the greatest possible degree
"he tried his utmost"
- 4noun
the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
- 5noun
the largest possible quantity
- 6adjective
the greatest or most complete or best possible
"maximal expansion"
"maximum pressure"
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