Dictionary definition for: Maximum
1. (n) the largest possible quantity
2. (a) the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion" "maximum pressure"
3. (n) the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost"
4. (n) the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
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