Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.

(mathematics) The element of a set with the greatest magnitude. / (mathematics) Said of an ideal of a ring or a filter of a lattice: that it is as large as it can be without being trivial (improper).

(now rare) A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule. / A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.

Alternative letter-case form of Maxim

(firearms) The Maxim gun, a British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War I.

A surname

The act of raising something to its greatest value or extent. / (mathematics) The process of finding the maximum value of a function.

To a maximal extent; as much as possible.

present participle of maximize

simple past tense and past participle of maximize