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Largest and smallest value taken by a function at a given point
In mathematical analysis, the maximum and minimum of a function are, respectively, the greatest and least value taken by the function. Known generically
Maximum_and_minimum
Type of thermometer
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer is a registered thermometer that can record the maximum and minimum temperatures reached over a period of time,
Six's_thermometer
Greatest and least values in a statistical data sample
the sample maximum and sample minimum, also called the largest observation and smallest observation, are the values of the greatest and least elements
Sample_maximum_and_minimum
2005 live album by Kraftwerk
Minimum-Maximum is the first official live album release by Kraftwerk, released in June 2005, almost 35 years after the group gave its first live performance
Minimum-Maximum
Principle in optimal control theory for best way to change state in a dynamical system
is maximum or minimum depends on the sign convention used for defining the Hamiltonian. The historic convention leads to a maximum, hence maximum principle
Pontryagin's maximum principle
Pontryagin's_maximum_principle
Mathematical optimization problem
flow which is maximum, but has the lowest cost among the maximum flow solutions. This could be called a minimum-cost maximum-flow problem and is useful for
Minimum-cost_flow_problem
Long-term meteorological dataset
daily maximum and minimum temperatures; its daily mean records began in 1772. The tables below show the record average max/min for each season and each
Central_England_temperature
Polynomial function of degree two
both A > 0 and B > 0, and a maximum if both A < 0 and B < 0; its graph forms an elliptic paraboloid. In this case the minimum or maximum occurs at (
Quadratic_function
Hole or opening through which light travels
typically include the maximum and minimum aperture (opening) sizes, for example, f/0.95 – f/22. In this case, f/0.95 is currently the maximum aperture (the widest
Aperture
Equivalence of optimization problems
Kőnig–Egerváry theorem. The theorem equates two quantities: the maximum flow through a network, and the minimum capacity of a cut of the network. To state the theorem
Max-flow_min-cut_theorem
Set of edges without common vertices
the maximum matching is equal in size to the minimum vertex cover. Via this result, the minimum vertex cover, maximum independent set, and maximum vertex
Matching_(graph_theory)
probability and maximum and minimum score of each type of hand can be computed. There are 12,994,800 possible hands in Cribbage: 52 choose 4 for the hand, and any
Cribbage_statistics
Degree of 'looseness' with which an shaft is inserted into an orifice
orifice diameter and the upper bound of the shaft diameter. minimum clearance = minimum orifice diameter – maximum shaft diameter The maximum clearance in
Fit_(manufacturing)
Regular period of least solar activity
months after the minimum takes place. Solar minimum is contrasted with the solar maximum, when hundreds of sunspots may occur. Solar minima and maxima are the
Solar_minimum
2005 video by Kraftwerk
Minimum-Maximum is a double DVD by German band Kraftwerk, consisting of live shows performed during their 2004 world tour. The set was released in Germany
Minimum-Maximum_(video)
Prototype safe for public use
collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort." The definition's use of the words maximum and minimum means it is
Minimum_viable_product
Arithmetic mean of the maximum and the minimum
central tendency of a sample defined as the arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum values of the data set: M = max x + min x 2 . {\displaystyle M={\frac
Mid-range
Service of Serbia – RHMZ. Retrieved July 13, 2023. "Monthly and annual means, maximum and minimum values of meteorological elements for the period 1991–2020"
Climate_of_Serbia
Gambling term
is intended to level the stakes by creating a maximum and minimum buy-in as well as rules for adding and removing chips from play when playing with cash
Table_stakes
Greatest lower bound and least upper bound
ordered sets are considered. The concepts of infimum and supremum are close to minimum and maximum, but are more useful in analysis because they better
Infimum_and_supremum
mean maximum and minimum values". KNMI. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2017. "Monthly weather forecast and Climate
Climate_of_the_United_Kingdom
Analysis of variation in mechanical parts and assemblies
stackups use the worst-case maximum or minimum values of dimensions and tolerances to calculate the maximum and minimum distance (clearance or interference)
Tolerance_analysis
Geometric civil engineering calculation technique
the same planes where the minimum and maximum shear stresses act, respectively. The magnitudes of the minimum and maximum shear stresses can be found
Mohr's_circle
Statistic which divides data into four same-sized parts for analysis
this point. It is also known as the upper quartile. Along with the minimum and maximum of the data (which are also quartiles), the three quartiles described
Quartile
the United States, the minimum wage is set by federal U.S. labor law and a range of state and local laws. The first federal minimum wage was instituted in
Minimum wage in the United States
Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States
In control theory, when an LTI system and its inverse are causal and stable
control theory and signal processing, a linear, time-invariant system is said to be minimum-phase if the system and its inverse are causal and stable. The
Minimum_phase
is 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) and the average yearly maximum daily minimum temperature is 18.0 °C (64.4 °F). Vancouver Harbour CS maximum records: Record high
Climate_of_Vancouver
Graph theory problem
samples to patients, taxis to waiting customers, and sellers to buyers. Maximum cardinality minimum cost matchings are used for solving several types
Maximum-weight_matching
daily maximum temperatures in Bremen on August 9, 1992". "Map of daily minimum temperatures in Bremen on February 13, 1940". "Map of daily maximum temperatures
List of extreme temperatures in Germany
List_of_extreme_temperatures_in_Germany
Periodic change in the Sun's activity
synchronized fluctuation from a period of minimum activity to a period of a maximum activity back to a period of minimum activity. The magnetic field of the
Solar_cycle
Continuous real function on a closed interval has a maximum and a minimum
continuous on the closed and bounded interval [ a , b ] {\displaystyle [a,b]} , then f {\displaystyle f} must attain a maximum and a minimum, each at least once
Extreme_value_theorem
Measure used in radio engineering and telecommunications
transmission line, and SWR is defined as the ratio of the partial standing wave's amplitude at an antinode (maximum) to the amplitude at a node (minimum) along the
Standing_wave_ratio
Concept in statistics
cases a trimmed estimator discards a fixed number of points (such as maximum and minimum) instead of a percentage. The median is the most trimmed statistic
Trimmed_estimator
Ancient Greek geometer and astronomer (c. 240–190 BC)
with maximum and minimum lines "cut off between the section and axis" and "cut off by the axis." Thomas Heath interpreted these "maximum and minimum lines"
Apollonius_of_Perga
Prolonged period of excessively hot weather
one of four levels. Heat wave conditions occur when the maximum daytime temperature and minimum nighttime temperature rise above the threshold for a particular
Heat_wave
Decision rule used for minimizing the possible loss for a worst-case scenario
value – only the order of the maximum and minimum operators is inverse. In the above example: The row player can get a maximum value of 4 (if the other player
Minimax
The following list shows the readings of the maximum and minimum temperatures for each year from 1862 to the present, recorded in the weather station
List of extreme temperatures in Vatican City
List_of_extreme_temperatures_in_Vatican_City
Maximal and minimal curvature at a point of a surface
the two principal curvatures at a given point of a surface are the maximum and minimum values of the curvature as expressed by the eigenvalues of the shape
Principal_curvature
Method of estimating the parameters of a statistical model, given observations
{\displaystyle \,\Theta \,,} necessary conditions for the occurrence of a maximum (or a minimum) are ∂ ℓ ∂ θ 1 = 0 , ∂ ℓ ∂ θ 2 = 0 , … , ∂ ℓ ∂ θ k = 0 , {\displaystyle
Maximum_likelihood_estimation
Formula in materials science
variety of different conditions and is the difference between the maximum and minimum stress intensity factors in a load cycle and is defined as Δ K = K max
Paris'_law
Guidelines for municipal parking
consequence, local and state governments have increasingly in recent years reduced or eliminated parking minimums or enacting parking maximums for new developments
Parking_mandates
Panchayat Town in Tamil Nadu, India
maximum and minimum temperature of 30 °C and 21 °C respectively. Warm season from February to March and from July to October with a mean maximum and minimum
Kalavai
Method for finding the extrema of a function
locate the critical points of a function and determine whether each point is a local maximum, a local minimum, or a saddle point. Derivative tests can
Derivative_test
Concept in statistics
calculated as the difference between the largest and smallest values (also known as the sample maximum and minimum). It is expressed in the same units as the
Range_(statistics)
Creation of visible patterns on a vibrated plate
the surface of a plate, diaphragm, or membrane is vibrated, and regions of maximum and minimum displacement are made visible in a thin coating of particles
Cymatics
Period of low solar activity, 1645–1715
the Maunder Minimum have been published in Case studies on the Spörer, Maunder and Dalton Minima. Global warming Modern Maximum Solar minimum Starspot Maunder
Maunder_Minimum
Australian maximum and minimum security prison
Parklea Correctional Centre, a privately managed Australian maximum and minimum security prison for males, is located at Parklea, in the north-western
Parklea_Correctional_Centre
Limiting a position to an area
clipping is the process of limiting a value to a range between a minimum and a maximum value. Unlike wrapping, Clamping moves a value to the nearest boundary
Clamp_(function)
Characteristic of conic sections
Define the maximum and minimum radii r max {\displaystyle r_{\text{max}}} and r min {\displaystyle r_{\text{min}}} as the maximum and minimum distances
Eccentricity_(mathematics)
priority queue or heap, but allows for efficient removal of both the maximum and minimum, according to some ordering on the keys (items) stored in the structure
Double-ended_priority_queue
Computational problem in graph theory
the circulation problem. The maximum value of an s-t flow (i.e., flow from source s to sink t) is equal to the minimum capacity of an s-t cut (i.e.,
Maximum_flow_problem
Unrelated vertices in graphs
for Maximum Clique, Maximum Independent Set, Minimum Vertex Cover and Vertex Coloring Archived 2013-05-29 at the Wayback Machine Independent Set and Vertex
Independent set (graph theory)
Independent_set_(graph_theory)
with very hot and humid summers and dry cool winters. The average maximum and minimum temperatures in June are 45.5 °C (113.9 °F) and 26.9 °C (80.4 °F)
Climate_of_Faisalabad
Prison in New South Wales, Australia
Silverwater Correctional Complex, an Australian maximum and minimum security prison complex for males and females, is located in Silverwater, 21 km (13 mi)
Silverwater Correctional Complex
Silverwater_Correctional_Complex
Mathematical theorem in complex analysis
In mathematics, the maximum modulus principle in complex analysis states that if f {\displaystyle f} is a holomorphic function, then the modulus | f |
Maximum_modulus_principle
Type of arithmetic where output is limited to a fixed range of values
addition and multiplication, are limited to a fixed range between a minimum and maximum value. If the result of an operation is greater than the maximum, it
Saturation_arithmetic
Prison in Pendleton, Indiana
Pendleton facility currently offers maximum and minimum-security housing for adult males over 22 years old. The maximum-security portion is made up of 31
Pendleton Correctional Facility
Pendleton_Correctional_Facility
list of countries and sovereign states by temperature. Average yearly temperature is calculated by averaging the minimum and maximum daily temperatures
List of countries by average yearly temperature
List_of_countries_by_average_yearly_temperature
Combustion chamber capacity ratio
The compression ratio is the ratio between the maximum and minimum volume during the compression stage of the power cycle in a piston or Wankel engine
Compression_ratio
Indonesia employs a maximum and minimum speed limit, even though it is more like recommendation rather than a rule. The general speed limits are as follows:
Speed_limits_in_Indonesia
Maximum legal speed of vehicles
Philippines; km/h South Korea; km/h UK minimum speed limit sign, in mph United States; mph United States (dual maximum and minimum speeds) United States (metric)
Speed_limit
Extreme element of a preorder
maximal and minimal elements are weaker than those of greatest element and least element which are also known, respectively, as maximum and minimum. The
Maximal_and_minimal_elements
Municipality in Tamil Nadu, Ranipet, Vellore Metropolitan Area, India
maximum and minimum temperature of 29 C and 18.4 C respectively. Warm season from February to March and from July to October with a mean maximum and minimum
Melvisharam
Capital city of the Indian Union Territory of Pondicherry
temperatures may reach 41 °C (106 °F) between April and June. The average maximum temperature is 36 °C (97 °F). Minimum temperatures are in the order of 28–32 °C
Pondicherry
City in Rajasthan, India
temperatures in winter are fairly cool. The maximum and minimum temperatures ever recorded are ~51 °C and ~3 °C, respectively. The average wind velocity
Bhiwadi
Limited production track-only sports car
wing changes between maximum and minimum down-force settings, at the occurrence of a lateral acceleration of 0.8 g and a minimum speed of 100 km/h (62 mph)
Pagani_Zonda_R
Type of thermometer
thermometer. A maximum minimum thermometer, also known as Six's thermometer, is a thermometer which registers the maximum and minimum temperatures reached
Mercury-in-glass_thermometer
Difference between the elevations of a crest and a neighbouring trough
H=2a.} For a periodic wave, it is simply the difference between the maximum and minimum of the surface elevation z = η(x – cp t): H = max { η ( x − c p t
Wave_height
Type of electric motor
torque ripple (the difference between maximum and minimum torque during one revolution) when operated at low speed, and noise due to torque ripple. Until
Reluctance_motor
1619 book by Johannes Kepler
difference between the maximum and minimum angular speeds of a planet in its orbit approximates a harmonic proportion. For instance, the maximum angular speed
Harmonice_Mundi
Graph in engineering
line can be scaled, or just the maximum and minimum effects experienced along the line. The scaled maximum and minimum are the critical magnitudes that
Influence_line
official minimum wage rates of the 193 United Nations member states and former members of the United Nations, also including the following territories and states
List of countries by minimum wage
List_of_countries_by_minimum_wage
Measure of performance in digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converters
{\displaystyle V_{\mathrm {o,max} }} and V o , m i n {\displaystyle V_{\mathrm {o,min} }} are the maximum and minimum ideal output voltages of the DAC. For
Integral_nonlinearity
peak of 18.1 °C (64.6 °F) in July. The average maximum is 23.5 °C (74.3 °F) in July, and the average minimum is −14.7 °C (5.5 °F) in January. Temperatures
Climate_of_Edmonton
Relates the maximum element of a set of numbers and the minima of its non-empty subsets
In mathematics, the maximum-minimums identity is a relation between the maximum element of a set S of n numbers and the minima of the 2n − 1 non-empty
Maximum-minimums_identity
Distance from the Earth surface to a point near its center
ellipsoid), the radius ranges from a maximum (equatorial radius, denoted a) of about 6,378 km (3,963 mi) to a minimum (polar radius, denoted b) of nearly
Earth_radius
Mark left by any solid which moves against another
vehicle wheel stops rolling and slides or spins on the surface of the road. Skid marks can be analyzed to find the maximum and minimum vehicle speed prior to
Skid_mark
Electromechanical device
and repetition rate. In current limit control (CLC) technique, duty cycle is controlled by controlling the load current between maximum and minimum values
Chopper_(electronics)
Mathematical approximation
smooth minimum is similarly defined. In many cases, a single family approximates both: maximum as the parameter goes to positive infinity, minimum as the
Smooth_maximum
have no minimum or maximum. global minimum In mathematical analysis, the maxima and minima (the respective plurals of maximum and minimum) of a function
Glossary_of_calculus
Critical point on a surface graph which is not a local extremum
there is a critical point with a relative minimum along one axial direction (between peaks) and a relative maximum along the crossing axis. However, a saddle
Saddle_point
Measure of how closely the shape of an object approaches that of a circle
to circumscribed circles, i.e. the maximum and minimum sizes for circles that are just sufficient to fit inside and to enclose the shape. Having a constant
Roundness
Process that changes pixel intensity
the minimum and maximum levels in the source image. Global Contrast Stretching considers all color palate ranges at once to determine the maximum and minimum
Normalization (image processing)
Normalization_(image_processing)
Semiring arising in tropical analysis
deformation of maximum or minimum. The log-semiring has applications in mathematical optimization, since it replaces the non-smooth maximum and minimum by a smooth
Log_semiring
Problem or situation that occurs only at an extreme operating parameter
an extreme (maximum or minimum) operating parameter. For example, a stereo speaker might noticeably distort audio when played at maximum volume, even
Edge_case
Statistical measure of central tendency
trimming by 12.5% would discard the minimum and maximum value in the sample: the smallest and largest values, and would compute the mean of the remaining
Truncated_mean
Seasonal weather index
Points are assigned daily based on the maximum and minimum temperature, snowfall and snow depth for a specific site and accumulated through the winter. The
Accumulated winter season severity index
Accumulated_winter_season_severity_index
Prison in Oklahoma, United States
Oklahoma State Reformatory is a medium-security facility with some maximum and minimum-security housing for adult male inmates. Located off of State Highway
Oklahoma_State_Reformatory
Regular period of greatest solar activity
appear, and the solar irradiance output grows by about 0.07%. On average, the solar cycle takes about 11 years to go from one solar maximum to the next
Solar_maximum
Lowest remuneration which can be paid legally in a state for working
setting the maximum wage, also began to set formal minimum wages. The practice was eventually formalized with the passage of the Act Fixing a Minimum Wage in
Minimum_wage
Theory of traffic flow
minimum capacity C min {\displaystyle C_{\min }} and a maximum capacity C max {\displaystyle C_{\max }} of free flow (Figure 7). There is a maximum highway
Three-phase_traffic_theory
Governmental restrictions on prices
forms of price control: a price ceiling, the maximum price that can be charged; and a price floor, the minimum price that can be charged. A well-known example
Price_controls
Decision rules for interpreting control-chart data
can also be used but only with rules 1, 2, 3 and 4. Such a chart plots a graph of the maximum value - minimum value of N adjacent points against the time
Nelson_rules
Subset of a graph's edges
why, for a given minimum edge cover C {\displaystyle C} and maximum matching M {\displaystyle M} , letting c {\displaystyle c} and m {\displaystyle m}
Edge_cover
Subset of a graph's vertices, including at least one endpoint of every edge
equal to its minimum vertex cover number plus the size of a maximum independent set. The minimum vertex cover problem is the optimization problem of finding
Vertex_cover
"Faster maximum and minimum mean cycle algorithms for system-performance analysis". IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
Minimum_mean_weight_cycle
Species of flowering plant
in the Combretaceae family. It is native to Australia. The mean maximum and minimum annual temperatures suitable for its growth are within the range
Terminalia_oblongata
It is usual to evaluate the torque ripple as the difference in maximum and minimum torque over one complete revolution from measurements or calculations
Torque_ripple
Maximum range of an indicator
name full indicator movement (FIM), is the difference between the maximum and minimum measurements (the range), that is, readings of an indicator, on the
Total_indicator_reading
difference between the maximum and minimum. The absolute maximum is in June (86 mm), with a secondary maximum in December (77 mm). The minimum precipitation falls
Climate_of_Krasnodar
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Female
Serbian
(Bulgarian and Serbian Ðна): Bulgarian and Serbian form of Greek Hanna, ANA means "favor; grace."
Female
Arthurian
, ("mother"); a war goddess, mother of the gods, and mother of Gawain.
Male
Russian
(МакÑим) Variant spelling of Russian Maksim, MAXIM means "the greatest." Compare with another form of Maxim.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name for someone who lived on patch of sandy soil, from the vocabulary word sand. As a Swedish or Jewish name it was often purely ornamental.Dutch and Belgian : reduced form of Van den Sand(e), Van den Zande, a habitational name from places such as Zande in West Flanders or various minor places named with zand ‘sand’.English and Scottish : from a short form of Alexander.French : from a Germanic personal name, Sando.
Boy/Male
Latin
Greatest.
Female
Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Latin Anna, ANA means "favor; grace."Â Compare with another form of Ana.
Female
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Greek Hanna, ANE means "favor; grace."
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : topographic name from Old English land, Middle High German lant, ‘land’, ‘territory’. This had more specialized senses in the Middle Ages, being used to denote the countryside as opposed to a town or an estate.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a forest glade, Middle English, Old French la(u)nde, or a habitational name from Launde in Leicestershire or Laund in West Yorkshire, which are named with this word.Norwegian : habitational name from any of three farmsteads so named, from Old Norse land ‘land’, ‘territory’ (see 1 above).
Boy/Male
German, Spanish
Famous Land
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Latin, Swedish
Greatest
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : nickname for someone with a deformed hand or who had lost one hand, from Middle English hand, Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flaithimh (see Guthrie), resulting from an erroneous association of the Gaelic name with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, e.g. Claffey, Glavin, and McClave.Dutch : from a variant of hont ‘dog’, ‘hound’, either a derogatory nickname, or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a dog.
Girl/Female
Australian, Dutch
Loving and Musical
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoops and bands, etc., from Middle English band, bond, Middle High German, Middle Low German bant, German Band denoting something used for tying or binding: ‘hoop’, ‘metal band’, ‘fetter’, ‘shackle’.Old spelling of the Dutch cognates Bant, Bande, from Middle Dutch bant ‘band’.
Female
Danish
, compassion, grace; and, prayers.
Boy/Male
Latin
Greatest.
Female
Bulgarian
(Ðна), compassion, grace; and, prayers.
Male
English
Unisex pet form of English Andrew and Andrea, ANDY means "man; warrior."
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
Plenty; Maximum; Intelligent; Young and Dynamic; Earth
Male
French
French form of Latin Maximus, MAXIME means "the greatest."Â
Female
Finnish
Estonian and Finnish pet form of Greek Hanna, ANU means "favor; grace."
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Female
English
(Hebrew ×¢Ö¶×“Ö°× Ö¸×”): Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Eithne, EDNA means "kernel." Hebrew name meaning "delight, pleasure, rejuvenation." In the apocryphal Book of Tobit, this is the name of the mother of Sarah.Â
Male
Russian
(Сергей) Russian form of Greek Sergios, possibly SERGEI means "sergeant."Â
Male
Greek
(Ίακχος) Greek name derived from the word iacchos, IAKKHOS means "to shout." In mythology, this is an epithet of the god Dionysos, associated with the Eleusinian mysteries.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Comfortable; Abundant; Ample
Boy/Male
Hindu
King
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Honest Man or God Vishnu
Girl/Female
Muslim
Illuminating, Shedding light, Bright and shining
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, Greek, Latin
From Normandy; France; Lacy; Lace-like; Cheerful; Form of Larissa; Name of a City; Mythical Woman
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Beautiful Rose
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh
Scholar; Lord Hanuman
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n.
A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe (Tordylium maximum).
n.
An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics.
n.
A self-registering thermometer, especially one that registers the maximum and minimum during long periods.
pl.
of Minimum
pl.
of Maximum
n.
The system of bards; the learning and maxims of bards.
a. & adv.
Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. See under Breeding.
a.
Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat.
v. t.
An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid.
n.
The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed to maximum.
conj.
If; though. See An, conj.
n.
Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the tide.
v. t.
To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a fish.
n.
The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; -- opposed to minimum.
n.
The opinions and maxims of the Stoics.
n.
A black bird of tropical America, the West Indies and Florida (Crotophaga ani), allied to the cuckoos, and remarkable for communistic nesting.
conj.
It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive.
adv.
Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), / ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces.
n.
Minimum.
n.
In a curve referred to polar coordinates, any point for which the radius vector is a maximum or minimum.