maximal

From maximum +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæksɪməl/

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maximal

1. Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
2. (mathematics, of a sequence) Larger than any previous term in the sequence.

   In the sequence (1, 2, 10, 5, 12, 6), the fifth term, f(5) = 12, is a maximal term, as each of the first 4 terms are smaller than 12.

3. (mathematics, of an element of a poset) Such that no other element is greater (with respect to the given partial order).

   With respect to the ordering induced by set-theoretic inclusion, the set ${\displaystyle \{\{2\},\{1,2\},\{2,3\}\}}$ has two maximal elements: ${\displaystyle \{1,2\}}$ and ${\displaystyle \{2,3\}}$

• max.

• maximum (adj)

• minimal

• maximative

maximal (plural maximals)

1. (mathematics) The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.
2. (mathematics) Said of an ideal of a ring or a filter of a lattice: that it is as large as it can be without being trivial (improper).
3. (logic) Said of a set of well-formed formulas: that it is as large as it can be without being inconsistent; i.e. that for any well-formed formula φ, the set contains either φ or ~φ.

• maximum

• maximal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From maximum +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /mak.si.mal/

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maximal (feminine maximale, masculine plural maximaux, feminine plural maximales)

1. maximal

• maximum
• max
• maxi

• “maximal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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• Rhymes: -aːl

maximal (strong nominative masculine singular maximaler, not comparable)

1. maximal

   Antonym: minimal

• “maximal” in Duden online
• “maximal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

maximal (not comparable)

1. maximal

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: ma‧xi‧mal

maximal m or f (plural maximais)

1. maximal, maximum

   Synonym: máximo

2. (not comparable, relational) of, or pertaining to, the maximum

• maximalmente

Borrowed from French maximal. Equivalent to maxim +‎ -al.

maximal m or n (feminine singular maximală, masculine plural maximali, feminine and neuter plural maximale)

1. maximal

• IPA^(key): /maɡsiˈmal/ [maɣ̞.siˈmal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ma‧xi‧mal

maximal m or f (masculine and feminine plural maximales)

1. maximal

maximal (comparative maximalare, superlative maximalast)

1. maximal; as large as possible

   Antonym: minimal

Inflection of maximal
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	maximal	maximalare	maximalast
Neuter singular	maximalt	maximalare	maximalast
Plural	maximala	maximalare	maximalast
Masculine plural3	maximale	maximalare	maximalast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	maximale	maximalare	maximalaste
All	maximala	maximalare	maximalaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

• maximal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• maximal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• maximal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)