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English

Etymology

From maxi(mum), maxi(mize) + max(imum).

Noun

maximax (uncountable)

1. (economics, computer science, decision theory) A strategy or algorithm that seeks to maximize the maximum possible result (that is, that prefers the alternative with the chance of the best possible outcome, even if its expected outcome and its worst possible outcome are worse than other alternatives); often used attributively, as "maximax strategy", "maximax approach", and so on.
   • 2009, Harold Kerzner, Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, Tenth Edition, John Wiley and Sons, ?ISBN, page 749:

     The first criterion is the Hurwicz criterion, often referred to the maximax criterion. […] the decision-maker is always optimistic and attempts to maximize profits by a go-for-broke strategy.

See also

• (strategy that maximizes the maximum): maximin, minimax, minimin

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