n.
Pronunciation: ' mak-s( ə -)m ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural max · i · ma \ -s ə -m ə \ or maximums \ -s( ə -)m ə mz \
Etymology: Latin, neuter of maximus biggest ― more at MAXIM
Date: 1740
1 a : the greatest quantity or value attainable or attained b : the period of highest, greatest, or utmost development
2 : an upper limit allowed (as by a legal authority) or allowable (as by the circumstances of a particular case)
3 : the largest of a set of numbers specifically : the largest value assumed by a real-valued continuous function defined on a closed interval
– maximum adjective