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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The greatest value attained (or attainable) by a function; the opposite of [[minimum]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">An | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The greatest value attained (or attainable) by a function; the opposite of [[minimum]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">An "absolute" maximum is the greatest value within a prescribed interval, while "relative" maxima are the greatest values within arbitrary subintervals, each one of which is "absolute" within its own subinterval, and so on. In records of meteorological observations, "absolute" is with reference to the entire [[period of record]] for that [[station]], and the "relative" values are labeled "annual," "monthly," and "daily."</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:38, 20 February 2012
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The greatest value attained (or attainable) by a function; the opposite of minimum.
An "absolute" maximum is the greatest value within a prescribed interval, while "relative" maxima are the greatest values within arbitrary subintervals, each one of which is "absolute" within its own subinterval, and so on. In records of meteorological observations, "absolute" is with reference to the entire period of record for that station, and the "relative" values are labeled "annual," "monthly," and "daily."
