Look up: Maximal

1. maximal
   [adj] - the greatest or most complete or best possible
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2. maximal
   a method of combining two received signals so that the amount contributed by each is proportional to its signal strength Category: Electrical engineering and energy • maximal force exerted during an isometric contraction Category: Medicine • length that can be chucked or leng...
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3. maximal
   The greatest possible, allowable or appreciable, the reverse of minimal. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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4. maximal
   maximum adjective the greatest or most complete or best possible; `maximal expansion`; `maximum pressure`
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5. maximal
   the greatest possible, allowable, or appreciable; the reverse of minimal.
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6. Maximal
   In a partially ordered set, a maximal element is one for which no element follows it in the ordering. This is not to be confused with maximum. For example, consider the following knapsack problem: Max{5x + y: (x, y) in Z^2+, 3x + 2y <= 3}. The maximum value is 5, with (x, y) = (1, 0). Define the partial ordering to be the ordinary greater-than-...
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7. Maximal
   (Transformers) `Maximals` are a faction in the Transformers toyline by Hasbro and the accompanying animated television series Beast Wars. They respect all life and follow a path of peace before war. They follow the tenets of the Pax Cybertronia. The Maximals are opposed by the Predacon...
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