maximum |
maximax |
As nouns the difference between maximum and maximax
is that
maximum is the highest limit while
maximax is a strategy or algorithm that seeks to maximize the maximum possible result (that is, that prefers the alternative with the chance of the best possible outcome, even if its expected outcome and its worst possible outcome are worse than other alternatives);
often used attributively, as "maximax strategy", "maximax approach", and so on.
As an adjective maximum
is to the highest degree.
maximum | maximumly |
As a noun maximum
is .
As an adverb maximumly is
in a maximum manner.
maximum | supramaximal |
As adjectives the difference between maximum and supramaximal
is that
maximum is to the highest degree 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 maximum
is the highest limit.
maximum | minimax |
As nouns the difference between maximum and minimax
is that
maximum is the highest limit while
minimax is in decision theory, game theory, etc. a decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.
As an adjective maximum
is to the highest degree.
As a verb minimax is
to find the optimum play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss.
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