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Webster 1913 Edition
Maximum
Max′i-mum
,Noun.
pl.
Maxima
(#)
. [L., neut. from
maximus
the greatest. See Maxim
.] 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
. Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to the
maximum
of happiness, and the minimum of misery. P. Colquhoun.
Maximum thermometer
, a thermometer that registers the highest degree of temperature attained in a given time, or since its last adjustment.
Max′i-mum
,Adj.
Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained;
as, a
maximum
consumption of fuel; maximum
pressure; maximum
heat.Webster 1828 Edition
Maximum
MAX'IMUM
,Noun.