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
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How to use maximal in a sentence
Their user interfaces aren’t meant for truth, and the business models they have built up around those interfaces—based on hyper-targeted advertising and maximal engagement—can’t possibly accommodate it.
Hassabis says the company is committed to ensuring the software can “make the maximal positive societal impact.”
Know when to fold ’em: How a company best known for playing games used A.I. to solve one of biology’s greatest mysteries | Jeremy Kahn | November 30, 2020 | FortuneDemis Hassabis, DeepMind’s cofounder and chief executive officer, said the company wants “to make the maximal positive societal impact with these technologies.”
In a major scientific breakthrough, A.I. predicts the exact shape of proteins | Jeremy Kahn | November 30, 2020 | Fortune
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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