Associations to the word «Maximal»

Wiktionary

MAXIMAL, adjective. Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
MAXIMAL, noun. (mathematics) The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.
MAXIMAL, noun. (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).
MAXIMAL, noun. (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.
MAXIMAL MUNCH, noun. A method of parsing or lexing where the longest possible section of the input is matched on each iteration.

Dictionary definition

MAXIMAL, adjective. The greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion"; "maximum pressure".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley