adj : the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal
expansion"; "maximum pressure" [syn: maximal] [ant: minimal, minimal]
n 1: the largest possible quantity [syn: upper limit] [ant: minimum]
2: the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost" [syn: utmost, uttermost, level best]
3: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive
on the left to negative on the right [ant: minimum]