max·i·mum /ˈmæks(ə)məm/
 最大值極點,最大量,極大(a.)最高的,最大的,最大極限的


 max·i·mum /ˈmæks(ə)məm/ 名詞
 最大,極限,最大量,最高量


 maximum
 最大值;最大的 MX


 maximum
 最大 極大


 Max·i·mum n.; pl. Maxima   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, a. Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat.

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 maximum
      adj : the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal
            expansion"; "maximum pressure" [syn: maximal] [ant: minimal,
             minimal]
      n 1: the largest possible quantity [syn: upper limit] [ant: minimum]
      2: the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost" [syn: utmost,
          uttermost, level best]
      3: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive
         on the left to negative on the right [ant: minimum]
      [also: maxima (pl)]