maximization

1. 1.

   the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function

   Broadermathematical process
2. 2.

   the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position

   Synonymsmaximisationmaximation

   Antonymsminimization

   Broaderincrease

Other forms of maximization

plural

maximizations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about maximization

What does maximization mean?

maximization means "the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in maximization?

maximization has 5 syllables: max-i-mi-za-tion. The stress falls on "za". In IPA it is /ˌmæksɪmɪˈzeɪʃən/.

What is another word for maximization?

Close synonyms include maximisation, maximation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of maximization?

The recorded antonyms are minimization.

Is maximization a common word?

maximization is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with maximization?

94 words rhyme with maximization. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.