maksimal
Maksimal is a term used in Indonesian and Malay to express the greatest extent, degree, or limit. It functions as an adjective and as an adverb meaning “to the greatest possible extent” or “at most.” In everyday language it appears in expressions such as kecepatan maksimal (maximum speed), jumlah maksimal (maximum number), and waktu maksimal (maximum time). It can also be used adjectivally to describe the extent of something, for example, nilai maksimal (maximum value). As an adverb, it can indicate an upper bound: Batas waktu maksimal satu jam.
The word is a loanword from the English maximum, incorporated into Indonesian and Malay, often alongside the
In mathematics and logic, maksimal has a technical meaning: a maximal element is one that is not
In Malay, maksimal carries a similar sense, though the noun maksimum is common for explicit numerical limits,