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(like a short explanation of maxima, or comment, etc)
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04-27-2002, 10:27 AM
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Main Entry: max·i·mum
Pronunciation: 'mak-s(&-)m&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural max·i·ma /-s&-m&/; or maximums /-s(&-)m&mz/
Etymology: Latin, neuter of maximus
Date: 1740
1 a : the greatest quantity or value attainable or attained b : the period of highest, greatest, or utmost development
2 : an upper limit allowed (as by a legal authority) or allowable (as by the circumstances of a particular case)
3 : the largest of a set of numbers; specifically : the largest value assumed by a real-valued continuous function defined on a closed interval
- maximum adjective
Pronunciation: 'mak-s(&-)m&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural max·i·ma /-s&-m&/; or maximums /-s(&-)m&mz/
Etymology: Latin, neuter of maximus
Date: 1740
1 a : the greatest quantity or value attainable or attained b : the period of highest, greatest, or utmost development
2 : an upper limit allowed (as by a legal authority) or allowable (as by the circumstances of a particular case)
3 : the largest of a set of numbers; specifically : the largest value assumed by a real-valued continuous function defined on a closed interval
- maximum adjective
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