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1.nounThe element of a set with the greatest magnitude.
2.nounSaid 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).
3.nounSaid 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.
4.nounThe highest limit
5.nounThe greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function
6.nounAn upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set
7.nounThe largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution
8.nounA 147 break; the highest possible break
9.nounA score of 180 with three darts
10.nounA scoring shot for 6 runs