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maximal

  • [maksiˈmaːl]
  • [ˈmaksimaːl]

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im 19. Jahrhundert zu Maximum

adjective max. · maximal · maximaler · maximale · maximales

  1. größtmöglich, höchstmöglich, höchst, in höchstem Maß Der Stromanbieter verzeichnete eine maximale Auslastung.
  2. adverbiell höchstens, im Höchstfall Sie trinkt maximal ein Glas Rotwein am Abend.

Opposite: minimal

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adjective

Opposite: minimal

In English

  • maximum highest degree
  • maximal largest, greatest, highest, most
  • at most at the most; at a maximum or upper limit

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"maximal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/maximal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{maximal_2026,
  title = {maximal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/maximal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}