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The correct spelling is maximal.
How to pronounce maximal
noun
Say it like: Max-ima-l
The correct spelling is maximal. The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.
- 2.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.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.
adjective
- 1.Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
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