apogee vs maximum

apogee

noun
  • The highest point. 

  • The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is farthest from the Earth. 

  • The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter. 

  • The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite. 

maximum

noun
  • The highest limit. 

  • A scoring shot for 6 runs. 

  • The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function. 

  • A 147 break; the highest possible break. 

  • A score of 180 with three darts. 

  • An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set. 

  • The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution. 

adj
  • To the highest degree. 

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