maximalityn.
/ˌmaksᵻˈmalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌmæksəˈmælədi/ Chiefly Mathematics.
The property of being maximal.
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maximality1935
1935 Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 38 525 From the value found for this discriminant the maximality of I(λ) follows.
1960 Bull. Res. Council Israel 9 F. 13 The maximality of q.
1971 D. Gorenstein in M. B. Powell & G. Higman Finite Simple Groups i. 102 But [Q1, Z] = Q1, so Q1 = Q by the maximality of Q.
1990 Glasgow Math. Jrnl. 32 339 Any dh-map preserves maximality and minimality.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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