maximal /ˈmæksɪməl/adjective 3noun 3forms 1 adjective3 •Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.In the dependency graphs above, we can see that the maximal number of incomplete dependencies in each structure is five, while processing the most embedded noun[…]. — 2025 •Such that no other element is greater (with respect to the given partial order). •Larger than any previous term in the sequence.In the sequence (1, 2, 10, 5, 12, 6), the fifth term, f(5) = 12, is a maximal term, as each of the first 4 terms are smaller than 12. noun3 •The element of a set with the greatest magnitude. •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). •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. formsmaximals
