maximization

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maximization - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Maximization \Max`i*mi*za"tion\, n.
     The act or process of increasing to the highest degree.
     --Bentham.
     [1913 Webster]

maximization - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  maximization
      n 1: the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a
           function
      2: the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition
         or position [syn: maximization, maximisation,
         maximation] [ant: minimisation, minimization]