Maximum (?), n.; pl. Maxima (#). [L., neut. from maximus the greatest. See Maxim.] The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; -- opposed to minimum.
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Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness, and the minimum of misery. P. Colquhoun.
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Maximum thermometer, a thermometer that registers the highest degree of temperature attained in a given time, or since its last adjustment.
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