1. The greatest or most complete or best possible
   "maximum pressure";
   - maximal, max [informal]

1. The largest possible quantity
   "The maximum temperature reached 40°C that day";
   - upper limit, max [informal]
    
2. The greatest possible degree
   "The temperature reached its maximum at noon";
   - utmost, uttermost, level best
    
3. The point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
   "The function reached its maximum at x=3"

Derived forms: maxima, maximums

See also: sublime, supreme

Type of: bound, boundary, extremum, large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity, limit, peak

Antonym: lower limit, minimum

Encyclopedia: Maximum