Definitions
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.adjectiveLargest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.