maximal

noun

  1. 1

    The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.

  2. 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. 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.

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adjective

  1. 1

    Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.

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