Maximal
adjective
The highest or largest possible amount or degree.
She works with maximal effort to achieve her goals.
Often appears as...
- maximal effort
- maximal capacity
adjective
Most favorable or desirable under a specific set of circumstances.
Find the maximal solution for this equation.
Often appears as...
- maximal solution
- maximal point
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Formal
Technical
adjective
Existing independently of other parts or quantities.
The maximal subgroup is important in group theory.
Often appears as...
- maximal subgroup
- maximal element
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Formal
Academic
adjective
The highest or largest possible amount or degree.
She works with maximal effort to achieve her goals.
Often appears as...
- maximal effort
- maximal capacity
adjective
Most favorable or desirable under a specific set of circumstances.
Find the maximal solution for this equation.
Often appears as...
- maximal solution
- maximal point
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
adjective
Existing independently of other parts or quantities.
The maximal subgroup is important in group theory.
Often appears as...
- maximal subgroup
- maximal element
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Effort Intensity
Used to stress extreme effort or diligence in an activity or task.
Her study sessions are of maximal intensity.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Understatements
Ensures 'maximal' is not confused with 'moderate' or 'considerable', which imply less than the maximum.
He was running at maximal speed, not just a fast pace.
Pro Tip 3/3Upper Limit
Implies reaching the upper bound or limit in quantitative scenarios.
The speaker volume is at its maximal level.
Pro Tip 1/3Effort Intensity
Used to stress extreme effort or diligence in an activity or task.
Her study sessions are of maximal intensity.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Understatements
Ensures 'maximal' is not confused with 'moderate' or 'considerable', which imply less than the maximum.
He was running at maximal speed, not just a fast pace.
Pro Tip 3/3Upper Limit
Implies reaching the upper bound or limit in quantitative scenarios.
The speaker volume is at its maximal level.
Pro Tip 1/3Effort Intensity
Used to stress extreme effort or diligence in an activity or task.
Her study sessions are of maximal intensity.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Understatements
Ensures 'maximal' is not confused with 'moderate' or 'considerable', which imply less than the maximum.
He was running at maximal speed, not just a fast pace.
Pro Tip 3/3Upper Limit
Implies reaching the upper bound or limit in quantitative scenarios.
The speaker volume is at its maximal level.
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Why the shape of your...
the original standard television had a 4 to 3 width to height ratio. That shape was chosen to be a slight rectangle, but still mostly square, thus having the maximal screen area for the given dimensions. And that's still the ratio on many TVs and computer monitors in today's homes.
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Arresting Jesus PIPE...
he knows someone that he respects and has no front and trust exactly it's okay like Judas guy like Judas is is a perfect informant in a way that he describes the routine here escribes the area of the operation right this is you do it at night right for maximal tonight
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An ethical plan for...
that is to say maximal estimates for testing and things like that, it's got a price tag of 500 billion, which includes both the production of the tests and the personnel of test administration, contact tracing and all of that. So it's important to remember though,
Video examples
Why the shape of your...
the original standard television had a 4 to 3 width to height ratio. That shape was chosen to be a slight rectangle, but still mostly square, thus having the maximal screen area for the given dimensions. And that's still the ratio on many TVs and computer monitors in today's homes.
Video examples
Arresting Jesus PIPE...
he knows someone that he respects and has no front and trust exactly it's okay like Judas guy like Judas is is a perfect informant in a way that he describes the routine here escribes the area of the operation right this is you do it at night right for maximal tonight
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An ethical plan for...
that is to say maximal estimates for testing and things like that, it's got a price tag of 500 billion, which includes both the production of the tests and the personnel of test administration, contact tracing and all of that. So it's important to remember though,
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Michael Shnayerson
American Journalist
If the '80s were about Christian Lacroix ball gowns, the '90s give us wealthy women who either go to work or pretend to, and want office suits or slip dresses they can wear to dinner parties - ergo, the minimalism of Prada, Jil Sander, and others. But this is minimalism that comes at maximal prices.
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Harley Pasternak
Canadian Author
To ensure maximal fiber intake and to identify true whole-grain products, do the 'flip-and-check.' Flip to the nutrition facts label and list of ingredients on the back, and check that the product has at least three grams of fiber per serving and that whole grains is first on the ingredients list.
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Caroline Buchanan
Australian Athlete
When I compete, I love a huge crowd, expectation, pressure, and I like to have nerves: the butterflies flying and my hands shaking. This way, I am completely amped, focused, and ready; otherwise, I tend to be to relaxed, content, and don't perform at my maximal potential.
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Lee Ranaldo
American Musician
Being a guy who was a geek with tape machines in the early days and really interested in how records get made, I was inspired in particular by how the Beatles were innovating when they were making those records late in their career while using the studio in a maximal way.
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Steven Pinker
Canadian Scientist
The decline of violence isn't a steady inclined plane from an original state of maximal and universal bloodshed. Technology, ideology, and social and cultural changes periodically throw out new forms of violence for humanity to contend with.
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Daniel Goleman
American Author
When it comes to exploring the mind in the framework of cognitive neuroscience, the maximal yield of data comes from integrating what a person experiences - the first person - with what the measurements show - the third person.
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Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
What is the society we wish to protect? Is it the society of complete surveillance for the commonwealth? Is this the wealth we seek to have in common - optimal security at the cost of maximal surveillance?
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Edward Sapir
American Scientist
Comparison of statements made at different periods frequently enable us to give maximal and minimal dates to the appearance of a cultural element or to assign the time limits to a movement of population.
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Mike Pompeo
American Politician
I am a deeply committed conservative who wants to keep maximal privacy for every U.S. citizen.
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Thomas Szasz
American Psychologist
A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power.
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Michael Shnayerson
American Journalist
If the '80s were about Christian Lacroix ball gowns, the '90s give us wealthy women who either go to work or pretend to, and want office suits or slip dresses they can wear to dinner parties - ergo, the minimalism of Prada, Jil Sander, and others. But this is minimalism that comes at maximal prices.
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Harley Pasternak
Canadian Author
To ensure maximal fiber intake and to identify true whole-grain products, do the 'flip-and-check.' Flip to the nutrition facts label and list of ingredients on the back, and check that the product has at least three grams of fiber per serving and that whole grains is first on the ingredients list.
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Caroline Buchanan
Australian Athlete
When I compete, I love a huge crowd, expectation, pressure, and I like to have nerves: the butterflies flying and my hands shaking. This way, I am completely amped, focused, and ready; otherwise, I tend to be to relaxed, content, and don't perform at my maximal potential.
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Lee Ranaldo
American Musician
Being a guy who was a geek with tape machines in the early days and really interested in how records get made, I was inspired in particular by how the Beatles were innovating when they were making those records late in their career while using the studio in a maximal way.
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Steven Pinker
Canadian Scientist
The decline of violence isn't a steady inclined plane from an original state of maximal and universal bloodshed. Technology, ideology, and social and cultural changes periodically throw out new forms of violence for humanity to contend with.
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Daniel Goleman
American Author
When it comes to exploring the mind in the framework of cognitive neuroscience, the maximal yield of data comes from integrating what a person experiences - the first person - with what the measurements show - the third person.
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Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
What is the society we wish to protect? Is it the society of complete surveillance for the commonwealth? Is this the wealth we seek to have in common - optimal security at the cost of maximal surveillance?
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Edward Sapir
American Scientist
Comparison of statements made at different periods frequently enable us to give maximal and minimal dates to the appearance of a cultural element or to assign the time limits to a movement of population.
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Mike Pompeo
American Politician
I am a deeply committed conservative who wants to keep maximal privacy for every U.S. citizen.
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Thomas Szasz
American Psychologist
A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power.
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