transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmak-s(ə-)məm ]
noun
( plural max·i·ma -sə-mə ; or maximums -s(ə-)məmz)
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