Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: maximization  ,mak-su-mu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,mak-su-mI'zey-shun [Brit]
  1. The mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function
     
  2. The act of raising to the highest possible point, condition or position
    - maximisation [Brit], maximation

Derived forms: maximizations

Type of: increase, mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation, step-up

Encyclopedia: Maximization

Nearest

maximally
maximation
Maximian
Maximilian's sunflower
Maximilien Paul Emile Littre
Maximilien Robespierre
maximin
maximisation
maximise
maximising
maximization
maximize
maximizing
maximum
maximum and minimum thermometer
Maxmilien de Bethune
Maxmillien Marie Isidore de Robespierre
Maxostoma
maxwell
Maxwell
Maxwell Anderson