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Maximal vs Supramaximal - What's the difference?

maximal | supramaximal |

As adjectives the difference between maximal and supramaximal

is that maximal is largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most while supramaximal is being much higher or greater than what is considered or usually maximal; being greater or higher than the corresponding maximal.

As a noun maximal

is the element of a set with the greatest magnitude.

maximal

English

Adjective

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

    • Antonyms

    * minimal

    Derived terms

    * submaximal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.
  • (mathematics) 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).
  • (logic) 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 .

    • Synonyms

    * maximum ----

    supramaximal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Being much higher or greater than what is considered or usually maximal; being greater or higher than the corresponding maximal
  • Above and beyond the usual or fixed maximum limit.