"maximization" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: maximizations [plural]
Etymology: maximize + -ation Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|maximize|ation}} maximize + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} maximization (countable and uncountable, plural maximizations)
  1. The act of raising something to its greatest value or extent. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of raising something to its greatest value or extent): maximalizace [feminine] (Czech), maksimointi (Finnish), Maximierung [feminine] (German), μεγιστοποίηση (megistopoíisi) [feminine] (Greek), massimizzazione [feminine] (Italian), maksymalizacja [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-maximization-en-noun-qk8rCBIS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 60 40 Disambiguation of 'act of raising something to its greatest value or extent': 97 3
  2. (mathematics) The process of finding the maximum value of a function. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (process of finding the maximum value of a function): maksimointi (Finnish), μεγιστοποίηση (megistopoíisi) [feminine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-maximization-en-noun-kbgJHjlp Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'process of finding the maximum value of a function': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: minimization

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