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adjective

maximal

the greatest or most complete or best possible

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Six example sentences with maximal, each labelled with its topic.

  • The coach tests maximal effort once a month, asking each lifter for one rep at the heaviest weight they can manage.

    Fitness

  • The model assumes households seek maximal benefit from every dollar, an assumption that survives poorly outside the classroom.

    Economics

  • Speedrunners chase maximal score on the first level, squeezing every coin out before the timer forces them onward.

    Gaming

  • The trial established the maximal dose patients could tolerate before the side effects outweighed any benefit.

    Medicine

  • The network runs at maximal throughput only when every link carries traffic, which rarely happens outside a benchmark.

    Technology

  • Utilitarians ask which action produces maximal happiness for everyone affected, not just for the person doing the choosing.

    Philosophy

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