maximationn.
/ˌmaksᵻˈmeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmæksəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ = maximization n.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > increase to highest point or degree
maximization1815
maximation1891
1891 W. J. Greenstreet tr. J. M. Guyau Educ. & Heredity 109 Herbart very clearly saw the tendency of the human mind to ‘maximation’.
1986 Statist. Sci. 1 314 This procedure is not expressible as a maximation of the kind that Brillinger describes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1891- throw in one's interest with
- throw in one's lot with
- throw in one's marble
- throw in one's teeth
- throw in teeth
- throw in the melting pot
- throw in the sponge
- throw in the towel
- throw in way
- throw in with
- throw into fits
- throw into gear
- throw into relief
- throw into the melting pot
- throw its tongue
- throw lever
- throw light on
- throw light upon
- throw money about
- throw money at
- throw mud
- throw of the dice
- throw off
- throw off his or her bias
- throw off the scent