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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]



The 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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]