Maximum and Minimum
Preserved but no longer current.
The greatest and the least amount; as, the maximum profits or exports and the minimum profits or exports; the maximum and minimum price of corn during the year. The terms are also employed in mathematics, etc.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Maximum and Minimum” mean?
The greatest and the least amount; as, the maximum profits or exports and the minimum profits or exports; the maximum and minimum price of corn during the year. The terms are also employed in mathematics, etc.
Is “Maximum and Minimum” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.