maximum

Etymology

Via French from Latin maximum.

noun

1. The highest limit.
   This is the fundamental principle of good legislation. It is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness and the minimum of misery 1806, P. Colquhoun, A Treatise on Indigence
2. (mathematics) The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.
3. (mathematical analysis) An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
4. (statistics) The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution.
5. (snooker) A 147 break; the highest possible break.
6. (colloquial, darts) A score of 180 with three darts.
7. (colloquial, cricket) A scoring shot for 6 runs.

adj

1. To the highest degree.
   Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.