noun the greatest or highest possible amount, degree, or intensity
adjective as great, high, or intense as possible or permitted
Refers to the highest value in a set of numbers or the upper limit of a function
In design and optimization, refers to the highest achievable performance or capacity
Refers to the highest price, quantity, or profit that can be achieved in a given situation
Used in algorithms and programming to denote the largest value that a variable can hold
Used to describe the maximum possible value that a physical quantity can reach
In the field of writing, 'maximum' is often used to describe the highest possible limit or amount of something, such as word count or page length in a document.
Psychologists may use 'maximum' when discussing the highest level of a particular variable or behavior that can be observed or measured in a study or experiment.