maximal
of or being a maximum; greatest possible; highest.
Origin of maximal
1Other words from maximal
- max·i·mal·ly, adverb
- post·max·i·mal, adjective
- sub·max·i·mal, adjective
Words Nearby maximal
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How to use maximal in a sentence
Some neuroscientists think it is in this state where we achieve maximal brain performance.
A Nanowire Network That Mimics the Brain Could Inspire New Designs in AI | Edd Gent | July 5, 2021 | Singularity HubIt helps, of course, that many of the men and women depicted in these 16th-century likenesses were physically beautiful, had exquisite taste in clothing, and enjoyed the means to dress with maximal fashion and luxury.
At the Met, beautiful paintings that won’t love you back | Philip Kennicott | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostThe range could be anywhere from threshold pace to maximal aerobic power.
If your code worked correctly, it revealed that there were exactly four anti-isosceles sets, each with the maximal six points.
Can You Crack The Case Of The Crystal Key? | Zach Wissner-Gross (riddlercolumn@gmail.com) | May 28, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightSo, most of the decline in endurance performance is determined by your maximal aerobic capacity.
They didn’t start running competitively until late in life. Why are they winning? | Ian McMahan | May 21, 2021 | Washington Post
If you wanted create a scandal to have maximal appeal to GOP base freakout, this is it.
The difference between health and sickness could not therefore be demonstrated to be maximal.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 | Plotinos (Plotinus)Among unicellular green alg, Chlamydomonas, has its maximal efficiency in the yellowish-green and Euglena in the blue.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques LoebWidth of carapace: maximal, straight-line measurement between the lateral margins of the carapace.
North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae) | Robert G. WebbWidth of head: maximal measurement between the lateral margins of the head.
North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae) | Robert G. WebbDiameter of ocellus: maximal outside diameter of largest (not conspicuously ovoid or oblong) ocellus on carapace.
North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae) | Robert G. Webb
British Dictionary definitions for maximal
/ (ˈmæksɪməl) /
of, relating to, or achieving a maximum; being the greatest or best possible
maths (of a member of an ordered set) being preceded, in order, by all other members of the set
Derived forms of maximal
- maximally, adverb
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