maximum
Highest possible amount
Maximum is the highest amount, degree, or value possible or permitted: The tank holds a maximum of twenty gallons.
As an adjective, it describes the upper limit: maximum speed, maximum capacity, maximum effort.
The opposite is minimum.
Plural: maximums or maxima.
Uppermost point or culmination
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
acme · culmination · crest · vertex · highpoint · ne plus ultra · apogee · ceiling
Furthest from moderate
- fullMaximum extent reached
- utmostHighest possible degree
- greatestSurpassing all others
- highestTopmost in position
strongest · peak · top · supreme · ultimate · amplified · concentrated · potent
Room's upper surface
- capCovering for top
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
restriction · upper limit · cutoff · limitation · barrier · quota · allowance · speed limit
Maximum extent reached
- volumeAmount of space filled
- occupancyState of inhabiting space
- headcountTotal of individuals present
- seatingAvailable places to sit
payload · storage · bandwidth · throughput · load · utilization · overflow · standing room
Smallest possible quantity
- functionPurpose or duty
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
- extremumFunction's boundary value
- critical pointDecisive juncture in events
inflection · optimization · curve · parabola · vertex · slope · rate of change · second derivative
apex
Uppermost point or culmination
climax · acme · culmination · crest · vertex · highpoint · ne plus ultra · apogee · ceiling · record
extreme
Furthest from moderate
highest · strongest · peak · top · supreme · ultimate · amplified · concentrated · potent · fierce
ceiling
Room's upper surface
constraint · restriction · upper limit · cutoff · limitation · barrier · quota · allowance · speed limit · dosage
full
Maximum extent reached
seating · payload · storage · bandwidth · throughput · load · utilization · overflow · standing room · sold out
minimum
Smallest possible quantity
- functionPurpose or duty
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
- extremumFunction's boundary value
critical point · inflection · optimization · curve · parabola · vertex · slope · rate of change · second derivative · concavity
maximumminimum
Smallest possible quantity
floor · lower limit · bottom · lower bound · baseline
- maximum securityHighest-level prison classification
- maximum speedHighest attainable velocity
- maximum capacityUpper limit of containment
- maximum sentenceLongest term a judge can impose
- maximum-security prisonHighest-level detention facility
- maximum effort
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