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Highest vs Maximum - What's the difference?

highest | maximum |

As adjectives the difference between highest and maximum

is that highest is superlative of high while maximum is to the highest degree.

As an adverb highest

is superlative of high POS=adverb.

As a noun maximum is

the highest limit.

highest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (high)

    • Adverb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    * *

    maximum

    English

    (wikipedia maximum)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The highest limit.
  • * P. Colquhoun
    • Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness, and the minimum of misery.
  • (mathematics) The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.
  • (analysis) An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
  • (statistics) The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution.
  • (colloquial, snooker) A 147 break; the highest possible break.
  • (colloquial, darts) A score of with three darts.
  • (colloquial, cricket) A scoring shot for 6 runs.

    • Usage notes

    * (term) is the more common plural, especially for the technical senses.

    Hypernyms

    * (statistics) measure of location

    Synonyms

    * max

    Antonyms

    * minimum

    Adjective

    (-)
  • To the highest degree.
    • Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.

    Derived terms

    * antimaximum * global maximum * local maximum * maximal * maximize * maximum break * maximum limit * submaximum

    Related terms

    * supremum English nouns with irregular plurals ----