Majority vs Maximum - What's the difference?
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More than half (50%) of some group
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The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes
(dated) Legal adulthood
(UK) The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major
Ancestors; ancestry.
The highest limit.
* P. Colquhoun
(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.
To the highest degree.
As nouns the difference between majority and maximum
is that majority is more than half (50%) of some group while maximum is the highest limit.As an adjective maximum is
to the highest degree.majority
English
(wikipedia majority)Noun
(majorities)- The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.
- Those opposing the building plans were in the majority , so the building project was canceled.
- The winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47%.
- By the time I reached my majority , I had already been around the world twice.
- On receiving the news of his promotion, Charles Snodgrass said he was delighted to be entering his majority .
Usage notes
* Majority in the sense of "more than half" is used with countable nouns only; for example, "The majority of the members of the committee were in favour of the motion." It is incorrect to use with it uncountable nouns, as in "The majority of the world is covered with water." In the latter case, it is preferable to use expressions such as "the larger part of" or "most of" instead of the "the majority of",Antonyms
* (more than half) minorityDerived terms
* by a majority * dictatorship of the majority * double majority * majority leader * majority rule * silent majority * simple majority * supermajority * tyranny of the majoritySee also
* mostmaximum
English
(wikipedia maximum)Noun
(en-noun)- Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness, and the minimum of misery.
Usage notes
* (term) is the more common plural, especially for the technical senses.Hypernyms
* (statistics) measure of locationSynonyms
* maxAntonyms
* minimumAdjective
(-)- Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.
