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Definition of Maxima
1. maximum [n] - See also: maximum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maxima
Literary usage of Maxima
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Differential and Integral Calculus by Clyde Elton Love (1916)
"Where possible, find the points of intersection with the axes, determine the
behavior of y for large values of z, find the maxima and minima and points of ..."
2. Algebra: An Elementary Text-book, for the Higher Classes of Secondary by George Chrystal (1904)
"The points corresponding to maxima and minima values of the function are obviously
... 11 are maxima and minima points, according to our present definition, ..."
3. The Theory of Light by Thomas Preston (1890)
"The intensity will be a maximum and proportional to n2 This corresponds to These
maxima are very intense and are termed principal maxima. ..."
4. Ancient Rome in the Light of Recent Discoveries by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani (1891)
"The Cloaca maxima, receptaculum omnium ... But the exactness of an archaeologist
compels me to say that the Cloaca maxima, ..."
5. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1852)
"IN the spring of the year 1847, among other meteorological observations, I
commenced recording the daily maxima and minima of temperature, ..."
6. Elements of Statistics by Arthur Lyon Bowley (1907)
"where the correlation is likely to be great, namely, the daily records of maxima
and minima temperature recorded for 1898.* We first make a rapid survey of ..."
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