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maximum

max.i.mum \'mak-s(*-)m*m\ \-s*-m*\ n or maximums or max.i.ma [L, neut. of 
   maximum] pl  1a: the greatest quantity or value attainable or attained  1b: 
   the period of highest, greatest, or utmost development  2: an upper limit 
   allowed by authority (as law)  3: the largest of a set of numbers; specif : 
   the largest value assu med by a real-valued continuous function defined on 
   a closed interval - maximum aj