Maximum is an adjective or noun from the Latin term maxim that means something bigger or above everyone, what is excelent, higher or more intense. It can also express a extreme limit or apogee of something.
The word maximum represents the superlative degree of the adjective big, with bigger being the comparative. The antonym of maximum is minimum.
The adverbial phrase "maximum" can mean "at worst". For example: I know we're late, but I promise we'll get there by eight-thirty at the latest. It can also express an amount that does not go beyond a certain amount. For example: A car in that state is worth 5000 reais at the most!
The expression "what maximum" is used to express joy over a good thing that has happened. For example: How great! I won a trip to the United States in the contest!
Within the scope of math, the maximum and minimum points of a parabola and will depend on whether its concavity is facing upwards or downwards.
Still in mathematics, the greatest common divider is the largest divisor number (division that results in a remainder equal to zero) in common between two natural numbers. Thus, in natural numbers 15 and 25 the common divisors are 1 and 5. That is, the greatest common divisor is 5.
mdc (15.25) = 5