absolute maximum
noun
mathematics
: the largest value that a mathematical function can have over its entire curve (see curve entry 3 sense 5a)
The absolute maximum on the graph occurs at x = d, and the absolute minimum of the graph occurs at x = a.—W. Michael Kelley, The Complete Idiots Guide To Calculus, 2002
compare maximum sense 3b
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