Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maximax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: max-i-max
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strategy or algorithm that seeks to maximize the maximum possible result (that is, that prefers the alternative with the chance of the best possible outcome, even if its expected outcome and its worst possible outcome are worse than other alternatives); often used attributively, as "maximax strategy", "maximax approach", and so on.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The first criterion is the Hurwicz criterion, often referred to the maximax criterion. […] the decision-maker is always optimistic and attempts to maximize profits by a go-for-broke strategy."

Etymology

From maxi(mum), maxi(mize) + max(imum).

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

maximin minimax minimin

Questions

What does maximax mean?: A strategy or algorithm that seeks to maximize the maximum possible result (that is, that prefers the alternative with the chance of the best possible outcome, even if its expected outcome and its worst possible outcome are worse than other alternatives); often used attributively, as "maximax strategy", "maximax approach", and so on.
Where does maximax come from?: From maxi(mum), maxi(mize) + max(imum).

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