maximum vs nadir

maximum

noun
  • A 147 break; the highest possible break. 

  • 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 score of 180 with three darts. 

  • The highest limit. 

  • 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. 

nadir

noun
  • The lowest point; time of greatest depression. 

  • The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down. 

  • The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation. 

verb
  • To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base. 

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