Maximal may refer to: *

Maximal element In mathematics, especially in order theory, a maximal element of a subset ''S'' of some preordered set is an element of ''S'' that is not smaller than any other element in ''S''. A minimal element of a subset ''S'' of some preordered set is defin ...

, a mathematical definition *

Maximal (Transformers) This is a sortable list of characters and toys in the ''Beast Wars'' franchise, part of the larger Transformers franchise, from Hasbro. This includes characters appearing in an animated series, comics or video games. This does not include cha ...

, a faction of Transformers *

Maximalism In the arts, maximalism, a reaction against minimalism, is an aesthetic of excess. The philosophy can be summarized as "more is more", contrasting with the minimalist motto "less is more". Literature The term ''maximalism'' is sometimes associat ...

, an artistic style *

Maximal set In recursion theory, the mathematical theory of computability, a maximal set is a coinfinite recursively enumerable subset ''A'' of the natural numbers such that for every further recursively enumerable subset ''B'' of the natural numbers, either ' ...

* ''Maxim'' (magazine), a men's magazine marketed as ''Maximal'' in several countries

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