maximal
/ˈmæksɪməl/ adjective C1- Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
- Larger than any previous term in the sequence. · In the sequence (1, 2, 10, 5, 12, 6), the fifth term, f(5) = 12, is a maximal term, as each of the first 4 terms are smaller than 12.
- Such that no other element is greater (with respect to the given partial order).
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