
English word maximum comes from Latin maximum
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maximum (Latin)
maximum (English)
To the highest degree. (analysis) An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.. (colloquial, cricket) A scoring shot for 6 runs.. (colloquial, darts) A score of 180 with three darts.. (colloquial, snooker) A 147 break; the highest possible break.. (mathematics) The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a [...]