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s | maximal |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective maximal is

largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.

As a noun maximal is

(mathematics) the element of a set with the greatest magnitude.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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 ----