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(mathematics) The argument of the maximum: the set of points of a given argument for which a given function attains its maximum value.
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(informal) Maximum; maximal.
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Alternative spelling of max Q. [(astronautics) The point at which dynamic pressure reaches its maximum level while traveling through the atmosphere.]
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Alternative spelling of max Q. [(astronautics) The point at which dynamic pressure reaches its maximum level while traveling through the atmosphere.]
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Abbreviation of maximal. [(mathematics) The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.]
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(optimization theory) maximum flow
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Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
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(often attributive) A method of parsing or lexing where the longest possible section of the input is matched on each iteration.
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Alternative letter-case form of maximalist [(art, literature, music) A person with maximalist beliefs or tendencies; someone who prefers redundancy or excess, especially in the arts.]
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The quality or state of being maximal.
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(transitive) To make maximal; maximize.
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That which is to be maximized.
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Of or pertaining to a maximum.
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(economics, computer science, decision theory) A strategy or algorithm that seeks to maximize the maximum possible result (that is, that prefers the alternative with the chance of the best possible outcome, even if its expected outcome and its worst possible outcome are worse than other alternatives); often used attributively, as "maximax strategy", "maximax approach", and so on.
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To employ a maximin algorithm.
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Alternative spelling of maximization [The act of raising something to its greatest value or extent.]
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A person who or thing that maximizes.
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(mathematical analysis) An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
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A certain approach to neural networks that attempts to improve on the dropout technique. Its activation function is the maximum of the inputs.
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Alternative form of minimax [To find the optimum play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss.]
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(mathematics) Having multiple maximas
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(postpositive) (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.
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(mathematics) After a maximum.
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A maxim making up part of a greater maxim.
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Alternative form of supramaximal [Being much higher or greater than what is considered or usually maximal; being greater or higher than the corresponding maximal]
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Above or beyond a maximum, for example on a graph.
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