atom vs maximum

atom

noun
  • An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement. 

  • The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. 

  • In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down. 

  • The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second. 

  • An age group division in hockey for nine- to eleven-year-olds. 

  • A mote of dust in a sunbeam. 

  • A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter. 

  • The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something. 

  • A very small amount; a whit. 

  • A non-zero member of a partially ordered set that has only zero below it (assuming that the poset has a least element, its "zero"). 

  • An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value. 

maximum

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

  • 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. 

  • The highest limit. 

  • 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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