maximal
English
Etymology
maximum + -al
Adjective
maximal
- Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
Abbreviations
- max.
Synonyms
- maximum (adj)
Antonyms
- minimal
Derived terms
- halfmaximal
- submaximal
- supermaximal
Related terms
- maximative
Translations
Largest, greatest, highest, most
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Noun
maximal (plural maximals)
- (mathematics) The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.
- (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).
- (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 φ, the set contains either φ or ~φ.
Synonyms
- maximum
References
maximal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From maximum + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mak.si.mal/
Adjective
maximal (feminine maximale, masculine plural maximaux, feminine plural maximales)
- maximal
Related terms
- maximum
- max
- maxi
Further reading
- “maximal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
maximal (strong nominative masculine singular maximaler, not comparable)
- maximal
- Antonym: minimal
Declension
Positive forms of maximal (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist maximal | sie ist maximal | es ist maximal | sie sind maximal | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | maximaler | maximale | maximales | maximale |
| genitive | maximalen | maximaler | maximalen | maximaler | |
| dative | maximalem | maximaler | maximalem | maximalen | |
| accusative | maximalen | maximale | maximales | maximale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der maximale | die maximale | das maximale | die maximalen |
| genitive | des maximalen | der maximalen | des maximalen | der maximalen | |
| dative | dem maximalen | der maximalen | dem maximalen | den maximalen | |
| accusative | den maximalen | die maximale | das maximale | die maximalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein maximaler | eine maximale | ein maximales | (keine) maximalen |
| genitive | eines maximalen | einer maximalen | eines maximalen | (keiner) maximalen | |
| dative | einem maximalen | einer maximalen | einem maximalen | (keinen) maximalen | |
| accusative | einen maximalen | eine maximale | ein maximales | (keine) maximalen | |
Further reading
- “maximal” in Duden online
- “maximal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Interlingua
Adjective
maximal (not comparable)
- maximal
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mak.siˈmaw/ [mak.siˈmaʊ̯], /ma.siˈmaw/ [ma.siˈmaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ma.ksiˈmal/ [ma.ksiˈmaɫ], /ma.siˈmal/ [ma.siˈmaɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: ma‧xi‧mal
Adjective
maximal m or f (plural maximais)
- maximal, maximum
- Synonym: máximo
- (not comparable, relational) of, or pertaining to, the maximum
Derived terms
- maximalmente
Romanian
Etymology
From French maximal. Equivalent to maxim + -al.
Adjective
maximal m or n (feminine singular maximală, masculine plural maximali, feminine and neuter plural maximale)
- maximal
Declension
Declension of maximal
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | maximal | maximală | maximali | maximale | ||
| definite | maximalul | maximala | maximalii | maximalele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | maximal | maximale | maximali | maximale | ||
| definite | maximalului | maximalei | maximalilor | maximalelor | |||
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɡsiˈmal/ [maɣ̞.siˈmal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ma‧xi‧mal
Adjective
maximal (plural maximales)
- maximal
Derived terms
- maximalmente
Swedish
Adjective
maximal (comparative maximalare, superlative maximalast)
- maximal; as large as possible
Declension
| Inflection of maximal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | maximal | maximalare | maximalast |
| Neuter singular | maximalt | maximalare | maximalast |
| Plural | maximala | maximalare | maximalast |
| Masculine plural3 | maximale | maximalare | maximalast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | maximale | maximalare | maximalaste |
| All | maximala | maximalare | maximalaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Antonyms
- minimal