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maximum

n. the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right

upper limit

n. the largest possible quantity

utmost, uttermost, level best

n. the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost"

maximal

adj. the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion"; "maximum pressure"

top

n. the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"

extreme, extremum, extreme point

n. the point located farthest from the middle of something

utmost, uttermost, maximum, level best

n. the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost"

peak, vertex, apex, acme

n. the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"

extreme

n. the furthest or highest degree of something; "he carried it to extremes"

extreme, extremum, extreme point

n. the point located farthest from the middle of something

maximum

n. the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right

optimum, optimal

adj. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"

predominate, overriding, paramount, predominant, preponderant, preponderating

adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

ultimate

adj. furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life"

minimum

n. the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right

minimum, lower limit

n. the smallest possible quantity

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