maximal

English

Etymology

maximum +‎ -al

Adjective

maximal

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

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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 φ, the set contains either φ or ~φ.

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French

Etymology

From maximum +‎ -al.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mak.si.mal/

Adjective

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

  1. maximal

Further reading

German

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

maximal (strong nominative masculine singular maximaler, not comparable)

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. maximal, maximum
    Synonym: máximo
  2. (not comparable, relational) of, or pertaining to, the maximum

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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)

  1. 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)

  1. maximal

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Swedish

Adjective

maximal (comparative maximalare, superlative maximalast)

  1. 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

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