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English

Etymology

From Latin maxima (“greatest”). Doublet of maxim.

Noun

maxima (plural maximæ or maximas)

1. (music) A music note equal to two (or sometimes three) longæ; in modern notation, this is typically equivalent to eight semibreves.

Usage notes

Due to the practices of prolation and mensuration in mediæval and Renaissance music, the precise length of a maxima varies widely, from as short as eight semibreves to as long as twenty-seven. In modern usage, where imperfect prolation is assumed in all cases, a maxima is taken to be worth eight semibreves. See the Wikipedia article on mensural notation for more information.

Synonyms

• larga
• duplex longa
• (American) octuple whole note

Translations

Noun

maxima

1. plural of maximum

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

maxima

1. Plural form of maximum

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mak.si.ma/

Adjective

maxima

1. plural of maximum

Noun

maxima m

1. plural of maximum

Latin

Adjective

maxima

1. nominative feminine singular of maximus
2. nominative neuter plural of maximus
3. accusative neuter plural of maximus
4. vocative feminine singular of maximus
5. vocative neuter plural of maximus

Adjective

maxim?

1. ablative feminine singular of maximus

References

• maxima in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

English

Etymology

maximum +? -al

Adjective

maximal

1. Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.

Abbreviations

• max.

Synonyms

• maximum (adj)

Antonyms

• minimal

Derived terms

• halfmaximal
• submaximal
• supermaximal

Translations

Noun

maximal (plural maximals)

1. (mathematics) The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.
2. (mathematics) Said of an ideal of a ring or a filter of a lattice: that it is as large as it can be without being trivial (improper).
3. (logic) Said of a set of well-formed formulas: that it is as large as it can be without being inconsistent; i.e. that for any well-formed formula ?, the set contains either ? or ~?.

Synonyms

• maximum

References

• maximal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From maximum +? -al.

Adjective

maximal (feminine singular maximale, masculine plural maximaux, feminine plural maximales)

1. maximal

Related terms

• maximum
• max
• maxi

Further reading

• “maximal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

maximal (not comparable)

1. maximal

Declension

Antonyms

• minimal

Further reading

• “maximal” in Duden online

Interlingua

Adjective

maximal (not comparable)

1. maximal

Romanian

Etymology

From French maximal

Adjective

maximal m or n (feminine singular maximal?, masculine plural maximali, feminine and neuter plural maximale)

1. maximal

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

maximal (plural maximales)

1. maximal

Swedish

Adjective

maximal (comparative maximalare, superlative maximalast)

1. maximal; as large as possible

Declension

Antonyms

• minimal