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- (mathematics) The maximum or minimum of a function.
- (mathematics) A point in a convex set which does not lie in any open line segment joining two points in the set.
- (mathematics) A leaf vertex of a tree data structure.
- A point that is physically located farthest in the direction of the edge of something.
- A standpoint that goes farthest in some dimension or on some criterion.
- the point located farthest from the middle of something
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- (mathematics) The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.
- The highest limit.
- (mathematical analysis) An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
- (statistics) The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution.
- (colloquial, cricket) A scoring shot for 6 runs.
- (colloquial) maximum security
- (snooker) A 147 break; the highest possible break.
- (colloquial, darts) A score of 180 with three darts.
- the greatest possible degree
- the largest possible quantity
- the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
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- (mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.
- (clothing, UK) visor (horizontal part of a cap sticking out in front and shading the wearer's eyes)
- (geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
- (nautical) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
- (geography) The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.
- (nautical) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
- A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
- (nautical) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
- Alternative form of peag (“wampum”).
- The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
- (uncountable, Internet slang) Something of exceptional quality.
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- the most extreme possible amount or value
- the highest point (of something)
- a V shape
- a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
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- (transitive, nautical) To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.
- (intransitive) To pry; to peep slyly.
- Misspelling of pique.
- (transitive, signal processing) To exceed the maximum signal amplitude of (a piece of equipment), resulting in clipping of the signal.
- To reach a highest degree or maximum.
- (gender-critical slang) Ellipsis of peak trans.
- (intransitive) To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
- (intransitive) To become sick or wan.
- To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
- to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
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- (mathematics) A point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined, such as a minimum, a maximum, a point of inflection or, in multivariate calculus, a saddle point.
- A juncture at which time a critical decision must be made.
- (thermodynamics) The temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal, at which point there is no difference between gas and liquid.
- a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
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- a mathematical technique used in economics; finds the maximum or minimum of linear functions in many variables subject to constraints
- (mathematics) The branch of mathematics concerned with the minimization or maximization of a linear function of several variables and inequalities; used in many branches of industry to minimize costs or maximize production.
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- (physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
- (mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
- The measure of the size of something, especially its width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
- (astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
- (ecology) The range of environmental conditions in which an organism can survive.
- (astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
- (gymnastics) The range of motion of the gymnast's body while performing a skill.
- (firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
- (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
- greatness of magnitude
- the property of copious abundance
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- (calculus) A maximum or minimum on a graph.
- A place at which one changes their direction of travel.
- A decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made.
- A crossroads.
- A T-junction.
- the intersection of two streets
- an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
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- (mathematics) Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.
- The final, utmost, or furthest point; the border or edge.
- (colloquial, as "the limit") A person who is exasperating, intolerable, astounding, etc.
- (logic, metaphysics) A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic.
- (cycling) The first group of riders to depart in a handicap race.
- A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- (music) Ellipsis of harmonic limit.
- (category theory) The cone of a diagram through which any other cone of that same diagram can factor uniquely.
- (mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).
- (poker) Fixed limit.
- the boundary of a specific area
- the greatest possible degree of something
- final or latest limiting point
- the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
- as far as something can go
- the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
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- A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
- A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
- (business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.
- a proportional share assigned to each participant
- a limitation on imports
- a prescribed number
verb
- reach a maximum
- (informal, intransitive) To reach the limit of one's capabilities.
- (slang, US) To relax.
- (informal, transitive) To use (something) to the limit of its capabilities.
- (informal, intransitive) To reach a maximum or a point at which no more growth or improvement is possible.
- (US, prison slang) To serve an entire sentence with no early parole, time off for good behavior, etc.
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- (mathematics, transitive) To constrain a number's absolute value to be 1 at maximum. More generally, to constrain the magnitude of a mathematical quantity to be 1 at maximum.
- (transitive) To consider normal, to treat as standard in the face of older norms.
- (transitive) To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established standard.
- (intransitive) To become normal; to return to a normal state.
- (mathematics, transitive) To divide a vector by its magnitude to produce a unit vector.
- (transitive) To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.
- (rail transport, intransitive, of points) To return to the normal position from the reverse position.
- (metallurgy, transitive) To anneal (steel) for the purpose of decreasing brittleness and increasing ductility.
- (statistics, transitive) To reduce the variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.
- (rail transport, transitive) To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position.
- (computing, databases, transitive) To subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data).
- become normal or return to its normal state
- bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
- make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
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- The upper limit of an object or action.
- (nautical) The inner planking of a vessel.
- (mathematics) The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
- The overhead closure of a room.
- (finance) The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction.
- (aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
- (meteorology) The measurement of visible distance from ground or sea level to an overcast cloud cover; under a clear sky, the ceiling measurement is identified as "unlimited."
- (architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.
- (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
- maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
- an upper limit on what is allowed
- the overhead upper surface of a covered space
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- (mathematics, of a category) In which all small limits exist.
- (algebra, of a lattice) In which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.
- (computing theory, of a problem) That is in a given complexity class and is such that every other problem in the class can be reduced to it (usually in polynomial time or logarithmic space).
- With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
- (logic, of a proof system of a formal system with respect to a given semantics) In which every semantically valid well-formed formula is provable.
- Generic intensifier.
- Finished; ended; concluded; completed.
- (ring theory, of a local ring) Complete as a topological group with respect to its m-adic topology, where m is its unique maximal idea.
- (mathematical analysis, of a metric space or topological group) In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.
- having every necessary or normal part or component or step
- highly skilled
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- having come or been brought to a conclusion
- perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
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- (transitive) To make whole or entire.
- (poker) To call from the small blind in an unraised pot.
- (ambitransitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
- come or bring to a finish or an end
- write all the required information onto a form
- complete or carry out
- bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
- complete a pass
adj
- greatest or maximal in degree; extreme
- worthy of adoration or reverence
- inspiring awe
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
- lifted up or set high
- Of an office or status: very high; exalted; also, used as an honorific (often capitalized as Sublime) to refer to someone of high office or status, especially the Ottoman sultan; or to things associated with such a person.
- Of a thing: consummate, perfect; (informal, loosely) excellent, marvellous, wonderful.
- Of language, style, or writing: expressing opinions in a grand way.
- Of flight: ascending, soaring.
- Of an idea or other thing: requiring great intellectual effort to appreciate or understand; very elevated, refined, or subtle.
- Of a person or their actions or qualities: intellectually, morally, or spiritually superior.
- Of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; awe-inspiring, impressive.
- (informal) Complete, downright, utter.
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- vaporize and then condense right back again
- change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
- (by extension, figurative) To raise (someone or an intangible thing) to a state of (especially moral or spiritual) excellence; to exalt.
- (by extension, figurative) To become higher in quality or status; to improve.
- To heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container; (generally) to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.
- Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
- Of a substance: to change from a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid state, with or without being heated.
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- A style of language or writing which expresses opinions in a grand way.
- An aspect of art or nature which causes awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; hence, the great beauty or magnificence of a place, a thing, etc.
- That which is intellectually, morally, or spiritually superior in human life or human nature.
adj
- greatest or maximal in degree; extreme
- final or last in your life or progress
- greatest in status or authority or power
- highest in excellence or achievement
- (botany) Situated at the highest part or point.
- Dominant, having power over all others.
- (sometimes postpositive) Greatest, or the most excellent, extreme, superior, highest, or utmost.
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- (cooking) A pizza having a large number of the most common toppings, such as pepperoni, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, etc.
- (cooking) Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.
- (cooking) A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.
- The highest point.
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- (mathematics) A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
- A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
- A sizeable jump, great leap.
- (often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
- the greatest possible degree of something
- a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- a line determining the limits of an area
- the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
adj
- Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
- (mathematics, logic, of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.
- Confined or restricted to a certain place.
- (with infinitive) Obliged (to).
- (linguistics, of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.
- Unable to move in certain conditions.
- (with infinitive) Very likely (to), certain to
- bound by an oath
- confined in the bowels
- headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in ‘college-bound students’
- covered or wrapped with a bandage
- bound by contract
- (usually followed by ‘to’) governed by fate
- secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
- confined by bonds
- held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
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- (transitive) To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
- (transitive, mathematics) To be the bound of.
- simple past and past participle of bind
- (transitive) To cause to leap.
- (intransitive) To leap, move by jumping.
- move forward by leaps and bounds
- spring back; spring away from an impact
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)
- form the boundary of; be contiguous to
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- the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
- a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
- an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
- (countable, mathematics) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
- (countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
- (uncountable, dentistry) Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
- (uncountable, often definite, the calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject.
- (countable) A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.
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- The maximum that can be produced.
- (operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.
- A measure of such ability; volume.
- Electrical capacitance.
- The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
- Mental ability; the power to learn;
- A role; the position in which one functions.
- Legal authority (to make an arrest for example).
- The potential for growth and development.
- Capability; the ability to perform some task.
- The maximum amount that can be held.
- the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
- tolerance for alcohol
- the amount that can be contained
- (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
- the maximum production possible
- capability to perform or produce
- an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
- a specified function
- the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
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- (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
- (music) The diametric opposite of interpolation.
- An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
- (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
- an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
verb
- (intransitive, mathematics) (said of a sequence or series) To have a (finite, proper) limit.
- (intransitive, computing) (said of an iterative process) To reach a stable end point.
- (intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.
- come together so as to form a single product
- approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
- be adjacent or come together
- move or draw together at a certain location
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- (countable) A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
- (leather trades) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
- A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons.
- The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired.
- (Canada, US, Cumbria, Philippines, slang) The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
- (dialectal) The entire ground (range) on which archers' target practice takes place.
- The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
- The blunt back part of an axehead or large blade. Also called the poll.
- A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.
- A mark to be shot at; a target.
- The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
- (colloquial, Wales) Synonym of butty (“a friend or buddy”).
- (usually as "butt of (a) joke") A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed.
- (Northern England) Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
- (lacrosse) The plastic or rubber cap used to cover the open end of a lacrosse stick's shaft in order to reduce injury.
- (slang, metonymic) Body; self.
- (slang) The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes one's private parts.
- A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
- (mechanical) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering.
- (US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- The shoulder of an animal, especially the portion above the picnic, as a cut of meat.
- (carpentry) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc., so named because it is attached to the inside edge of the door and butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
- The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
- A thrust in fencing.
- (shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
- (English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun.
- (slang) A used cigarette.
- the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
- thick end of the handle
- a victim of ridicule or pranks
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
verb
- (transitive, intransitive, eastern Canada, parts of the northeastern US) To cut in line (in front of someone).
- (transitive) To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
- To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
- (intransitive) To strike bluntly with the head.
- to strike, thrust or shove against
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- place end to end without overlapping
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- Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
- (ring theory, of a module (or algebra) over a ring) finitely generated (as a module).
- (grammar) Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number.
- bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
- (of verbs) relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person
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- Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc; maximum.
- (baseball, of a pitch) Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate.
- Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- Extending or going beyond the borders or scope of an organization, group, etc.
- (chiefly UK) Positioned towards the central division of a road: towards the right-hand side if one drives on the left, or left-hand side if one drives on the right.
- (chiefly US) Positioned towards the shoulder of a road: towards the left-hand side if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
- Originating from, arranged by, or being someone outside an organization, group, etc.
- (of a person) Not legally married to or related to (e.g. not born in wedlock to), and/or not residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. (Compare out of wedlock, nonresidential.)
- Away from the interior or center of something.
- Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- from or between other countries
- relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
- on or toward an outer edge
- unlikely to occur
- coming from the outside
- originating or belonging beyond some bounds
- functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit
- leading to or from the outside
- located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
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- The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
- The space beyond some limit or boundary.
- The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.
- (surfing) The outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave.
- The part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right.
- The external appearance of someone or something.
- The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
- the outer side or surface of something
- the region that is outside of something
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- (mathematics) The limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers, whether the limit is a rational number such as 2, -5, or 2/7 or whether the limit is an irrational number such as the square root of two or the circumference of the circle whose radius is one.
- (computing) A floating-point number.
- any rational or irrational number
adj
- (mathematics) Of a number or value: diminishing to the point of reaching zero as a limit; infinitesimal.
- Ephemeral, fleeting, momentary.
- Barely there; almost imperceptible.
- (botany) Of plant parts: shed after a period.
- (electromagnetism) Of an oscillating electric or magnetic field: not propagating as an electromagnetic wave but having its energy spatially concentrated in the vicinity of its source.
- Disappearing, vanishing.
- tending to vanish like vapor
noun
- (mathematics) The maximum or minimum of a function.
- (mathematics) A point in a convex set which does not lie in any open line segment joining two points in the set.
- (mathematics) A leaf vertex of a tree data structure.
- A point that is physically located farthest in the direction of the edge of something.
- A standpoint that goes farthest in some dimension or on some criterion.
- the point located farthest from the middle of something
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- (mathematics) The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.
- The highest limit.
- (mathematical analysis) An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
- (statistics) The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution.
- (colloquial, cricket) A scoring shot for 6 runs.
- (colloquial) maximum security
- (snooker) A 147 break; the highest possible break.
- (colloquial, darts) A score of 180 with three darts.
- the greatest possible degree
- the largest possible quantity
- the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
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- (mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.
- (clothing, UK) visor (horizontal part of a cap sticking out in front and shading the wearer's eyes)
- (geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
- (nautical) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
- (geography) The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.
- (nautical) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
- A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
- (nautical) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
- Alternative form of peag (“wampum”).
- The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
- (uncountable, Internet slang) Something of exceptional quality.
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- the most extreme possible amount or value
- the highest point (of something)
- a V shape
- a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
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- (transitive, nautical) To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.
- (intransitive) To pry; to peep slyly.
- Misspelling of pique.
- (transitive, signal processing) To exceed the maximum signal amplitude of (a piece of equipment), resulting in clipping of the signal.
- To reach a highest degree or maximum.
- (gender-critical slang) Ellipsis of peak trans.
- (intransitive) To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
- (intransitive) To become sick or wan.
- To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
- to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
noun
- (mathematics) A point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined, such as a minimum, a maximum, a point of inflection or, in multivariate calculus, a saddle point.
- A juncture at which time a critical decision must be made.
- (thermodynamics) The temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal, at which point there is no difference between gas and liquid.
- a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
noun
- a mathematical technique used in economics; finds the maximum or minimum of linear functions in many variables subject to constraints
- (mathematics) The branch of mathematics concerned with the minimization or maximization of a linear function of several variables and inequalities; used in many branches of industry to minimize costs or maximize production.
noun
- (physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
- (mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
- The measure of the size of something, especially its width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
- (astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
- (ecology) The range of environmental conditions in which an organism can survive.
- (astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
- (gymnastics) The range of motion of the gymnast's body while performing a skill.
- (firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
- (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
- greatness of magnitude
- the property of copious abundance
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- (calculus) A maximum or minimum on a graph.
- A place at which one changes their direction of travel.
- A decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made.
- A crossroads.
- A T-junction.
- the intersection of two streets
- an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
noun
- (mathematics) Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.
- The final, utmost, or furthest point; the border or edge.
- (colloquial, as "the limit") A person who is exasperating, intolerable, astounding, etc.
- (logic, metaphysics) A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic.
- (cycling) The first group of riders to depart in a handicap race.
- A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- (music) Ellipsis of harmonic limit.
- (category theory) The cone of a diagram through which any other cone of that same diagram can factor uniquely.
- (mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).
- (poker) Fixed limit.
- the boundary of a specific area
- the greatest possible degree of something
- final or latest limiting point
- the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
- as far as something can go
- the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
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- A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
- A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
- (business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.
- a proportional share assigned to each participant
- a limitation on imports
- a prescribed number
noun
- The upper limit of an object or action.
- (nautical) The inner planking of a vessel.
- (mathematics) The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
- The overhead closure of a room.
- (finance) The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction.
- (aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
- (meteorology) The measurement of visible distance from ground or sea level to an overcast cloud cover; under a clear sky, the ceiling measurement is identified as "unlimited."
- (architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.
- (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
- maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
- an upper limit on what is allowed
- the overhead upper surface of a covered space
verb
noun
- (mathematics) A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
- A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
- A sizeable jump, great leap.
- (often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
- the greatest possible degree of something
- a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- a line determining the limits of an area
- the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
adj
- Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
- (mathematics, logic, of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.
- Confined or restricted to a certain place.
- (with infinitive) Obliged (to).
- (linguistics, of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.
- Unable to move in certain conditions.
- (with infinitive) Very likely (to), certain to
- bound by an oath
- confined in the bowels
- headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in ‘college-bound students’
- covered or wrapped with a bandage
- bound by contract
- (usually followed by ‘to’) governed by fate
- secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
- confined by bonds
- held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
verb
- (transitive) To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
- (transitive, mathematics) To be the bound of.
- simple past and past participle of bind
- (transitive) To cause to leap.
- (intransitive) To leap, move by jumping.
- move forward by leaps and bounds
- spring back; spring away from an impact
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)
- form the boundary of; be contiguous to
noun
- the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
- a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
- an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
- (countable, mathematics) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
- (countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
- (uncountable, dentistry) Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
- (uncountable, often definite, the calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject.
- (countable) A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.
noun
- The maximum that can be produced.
- (operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.
- A measure of such ability; volume.
- Electrical capacitance.
- The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
- Mental ability; the power to learn;
- A role; the position in which one functions.
- Legal authority (to make an arrest for example).
- The potential for growth and development.
- Capability; the ability to perform some task.
- The maximum amount that can be held.
- the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
- tolerance for alcohol
- the amount that can be contained
- (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
- the maximum production possible
- capability to perform or produce
- an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
- a specified function
- the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
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adj
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- (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
- (music) The diametric opposite of interpolation.
- An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
- (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
- an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
noun
- (countable) A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
- (leather trades) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
- A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons.
- The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired.
- (Canada, US, Cumbria, Philippines, slang) The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
- (dialectal) The entire ground (range) on which archers' target practice takes place.
- The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
- The blunt back part of an axehead or large blade. Also called the poll.
- A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.
- A mark to be shot at; a target.
- The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
- (colloquial, Wales) Synonym of butty (“a friend or buddy”).
- (usually as "butt of (a) joke") A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed.
- (Northern England) Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
- (lacrosse) The plastic or rubber cap used to cover the open end of a lacrosse stick's shaft in order to reduce injury.
- (slang, metonymic) Body; self.
- (slang) The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes one's private parts.
- A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
- (mechanical) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering.
- (US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- The shoulder of an animal, especially the portion above the picnic, as a cut of meat.
- (carpentry) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc., so named because it is attached to the inside edge of the door and butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
- The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
- A thrust in fencing.
- (shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
- (English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun.
- (slang) A used cigarette.
- the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
- thick end of the handle
- a victim of ridicule or pranks
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
verb
- (transitive, intransitive, eastern Canada, parts of the northeastern US) To cut in line (in front of someone).
- (transitive) To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
- To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
- (intransitive) To strike bluntly with the head.
- to strike, thrust or shove against
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- place end to end without overlapping
noun
- (mathematics) The limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers, whether the limit is a rational number such as 2, -5, or 2/7 or whether the limit is an irrational number such as the square root of two or the circumference of the circle whose radius is one.
- (computing) A floating-point number.
- any rational or irrational number
verb
- reach a maximum
- (informal, intransitive) To reach the limit of one's capabilities.
- (slang, US) To relax.
- (informal, transitive) To use (something) to the limit of its capabilities.
- (informal, intransitive) To reach a maximum or a point at which no more growth or improvement is possible.
- (US, prison slang) To serve an entire sentence with no early parole, time off for good behavior, etc.
verb
- (mathematics, transitive) To constrain a number's absolute value to be 1 at maximum. More generally, to constrain the magnitude of a mathematical quantity to be 1 at maximum.
- (transitive) To consider normal, to treat as standard in the face of older norms.
- (transitive) To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established standard.
- (intransitive) To become normal; to return to a normal state.
- (mathematics, transitive) To divide a vector by its magnitude to produce a unit vector.
- (transitive) To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.
- (rail transport, intransitive, of points) To return to the normal position from the reverse position.
- (metallurgy, transitive) To anneal (steel) for the purpose of decreasing brittleness and increasing ductility.
- (statistics, transitive) To reduce the variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.
- (rail transport, transitive) To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position.
- (computing, databases, transitive) To subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data).
- become normal or return to its normal state
- bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
- make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
verb
- (intransitive, mathematics) (said of a sequence or series) To have a (finite, proper) limit.
- (intransitive, computing) (said of an iterative process) To reach a stable end point.
- (intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.
- come together so as to form a single product
- approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
- be adjacent or come together
- move or draw together at a certain location
noun
- (mathematics) Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.
- The final, utmost, or furthest point; the border or edge.
- (colloquial, as "the limit") A person who is exasperating, intolerable, astounding, etc.
- (logic, metaphysics) A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic.
- (cycling) The first group of riders to depart in a handicap race.
- A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- (music) Ellipsis of harmonic limit.
- (category theory) The cone of a diagram through which any other cone of that same diagram can factor uniquely.
- (mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).
- (poker) Fixed limit.
- the boundary of a specific area
- the greatest possible degree of something
- final or latest limiting point
- the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
- as far as something can go
- the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
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- (mathematics, of a category) In which all small limits exist.
- (algebra, of a lattice) In which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.
- (computing theory, of a problem) That is in a given complexity class and is such that every other problem in the class can be reduced to it (usually in polynomial time or logarithmic space).
- With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
- (logic, of a proof system of a formal system with respect to a given semantics) In which every semantically valid well-formed formula is provable.
- Generic intensifier.
- Finished; ended; concluded; completed.
- (ring theory, of a local ring) Complete as a topological group with respect to its m-adic topology, where m is its unique maximal idea.
- (mathematical analysis, of a metric space or topological group) In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.
- having every necessary or normal part or component or step
- highly skilled
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- having come or been brought to a conclusion
- perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
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verb
- (transitive) To make whole or entire.
- (poker) To call from the small blind in an unraised pot.
- (ambitransitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
- come or bring to a finish or an end
- write all the required information onto a form
- complete or carry out
- bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
- complete a pass
adj
- greatest or maximal in degree; extreme
- worthy of adoration or reverence
- inspiring awe
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
- lifted up or set high
- Of an office or status: very high; exalted; also, used as an honorific (often capitalized as Sublime) to refer to someone of high office or status, especially the Ottoman sultan; or to things associated with such a person.
- Of a thing: consummate, perfect; (informal, loosely) excellent, marvellous, wonderful.
- Of language, style, or writing: expressing opinions in a grand way.
- Of flight: ascending, soaring.
- Of an idea or other thing: requiring great intellectual effort to appreciate or understand; very elevated, refined, or subtle.
- Of a person or their actions or qualities: intellectually, morally, or spiritually superior.
- Of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; awe-inspiring, impressive.
- (informal) Complete, downright, utter.
verb
- vaporize and then condense right back again
- change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
- (by extension, figurative) To raise (someone or an intangible thing) to a state of (especially moral or spiritual) excellence; to exalt.
- (by extension, figurative) To become higher in quality or status; to improve.
- To heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container; (generally) to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.
- Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
- Of a substance: to change from a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid state, with or without being heated.
noun
- A style of language or writing which expresses opinions in a grand way.
- An aspect of art or nature which causes awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; hence, the great beauty or magnificence of a place, a thing, etc.
- That which is intellectually, morally, or spiritually superior in human life or human nature.
adj
- greatest or maximal in degree; extreme
- final or last in your life or progress
- greatest in status or authority or power
- highest in excellence or achievement
- (botany) Situated at the highest part or point.
- Dominant, having power over all others.
- (sometimes postpositive) Greatest, or the most excellent, extreme, superior, highest, or utmost.
noun
- (cooking) A pizza having a large number of the most common toppings, such as pepperoni, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, etc.
- (cooking) Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.
- (cooking) A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.
- The highest point.
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adj
- Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
- (ring theory, of a module (or algebra) over a ring) finitely generated (as a module).
- (grammar) Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number.
- bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
- (of verbs) relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person
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adj
- Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc; maximum.
- (baseball, of a pitch) Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate.
- Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- Extending or going beyond the borders or scope of an organization, group, etc.
- (chiefly UK) Positioned towards the central division of a road: towards the right-hand side if one drives on the left, or left-hand side if one drives on the right.
- (chiefly US) Positioned towards the shoulder of a road: towards the left-hand side if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
- Originating from, arranged by, or being someone outside an organization, group, etc.
- (of a person) Not legally married to or related to (e.g. not born in wedlock to), and/or not residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. (Compare out of wedlock, nonresidential.)
- Away from the interior or center of something.
- Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- from or between other countries
- relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
- on or toward an outer edge
- unlikely to occur
- coming from the outside
- originating or belonging beyond some bounds
- functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit
- leading to or from the outside
- located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
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noun
- The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
- The space beyond some limit or boundary.
- The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.
- (surfing) The outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave.
- The part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right.
- The external appearance of someone or something.
- The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
- the outer side or surface of something
- the region that is outside of something
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- (mathematics) Of a number or value: diminishing to the point of reaching zero as a limit; infinitesimal.
- Ephemeral, fleeting, momentary.
- Barely there; almost imperceptible.
- (botany) Of plant parts: shed after a period.
- (electromagnetism) Of an oscillating electric or magnetic field: not propagating as an electromagnetic wave but having its energy spatially concentrated in the vicinity of its source.
- Disappearing, vanishing.
- tending to vanish like vapor