maximal adj : the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion"; "maximum pressure" [syn: maximum] [ant: minimal, minimal]

English

Etymology

maximum + -al

Adjective

maximal

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

Antonyms

• minimal

Translations

Noun

maximal

1. The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.

Dutch

Adjective

1. maximal

Antonyms

• minimal

German

Adjective

1. maximal

Antonyms

• minimal

Maximal has several meanings:

• Maximal element, a mathematical definition.
• Maximal, a faction of Transformers.
• Maximal, music style, opposite of "minimal" characterized by distortion and saturated fat synths; first time used by Italian's duo DMT Synth.

Maximal may also refer to:

• Maxim (magazine), a men's magazine.

• Minimal (disambiguation)

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