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- Maximum vs. maximal - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is the difference in usage between maximum and maximal? When would you use one or the other? Maximum can be a noun or an adjective: This is the maximum it can be set to This is the max
- What are the rules for splitting words at the end of a line?
Finally, if the above rules leave more than one acceptable break between syllables, use the Maximal Onset Principle: If there is a string of consonants between syllables, break this string as far to the left as you can (mon-strous) There are lots of exceptions to these rules: Sometimes the rules conflict with each other
- What is the difference between optimal and optimum?
In parallel, the same applies to maximal and minimal values In other words, a maximal value is essentially a local maximum; a minimal value is essentially a local minimum
- single word requests - Antonym of superlative - English Language . . .
Usually the pairing is 'optimal pessimal', 'maximal minimal' (and the corresponding noun versions In mathematical language there is a subtle difference between the -al and -um versions, namely that a maximum element is greater than all elements and a maximal element is is greater than all nearby elements (ie a maximal element is a local
- What exactly does up to 3 months before mean?
When it says: You can apply for a visa up to 3 months before your date of travel to the UK Source: gov uk Does it mean the latest I can apply for a visa is 3 months before the travel date, or the
- Need a word that has the opposite meaning of nominal?
Brian was in charge of scheduling in his maximal role as Project Manager He was often expected to carry out Project Management duties, even though his business card identified him as a programmer As the word nominal means existing in name only The word maximal being an exact antonym brings out the apt meaning into the sentence
- Word for more than several, but less than many
What word or sequence of words can I use if I have more than several, but less than many? E g if I have 10–15 of something, it may not be many (depending on context), but it's too many to be sever
- Double negation and litotes - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
There's nothing wrong with your formation You took the noun phrase "Something no-one has done before" and used it as a complement ("It is not [noun phrase]") Incidentally, a double-negation is not an affirmation; it is a litotes "It was not unlikely" does not mean "It was certain"; it might be neither likely nor certain Only the negation of the first is clear
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