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In the beginning of Big Fiction, there were encyclopedic novels and mega-novels and then maximal novels.
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Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
To develop his universal fragmentation law, Villermaux combined the principle of maximal randomness with the conservation law.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2025
In my desperate, Millennial desire for maximal productivity, no app compares to an old-fashioned paper planner.
—The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025
But their power, knowledge, and benevolence are always limited, whereas God’s are maximal by definition.
—JSTOR Daily, 13 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
To develop his universal fragmentation law, Villermaux combined the principle of maximal randomness with the conservation law.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2025
In my desperate, Millennial desire for maximal productivity, no app compares to an old-fashioned paper planner.
—The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025
But their power, knowledge, and benevolence are always limited, whereas God’s are maximal by definition.
—JSTOR Daily, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Maximal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maximal. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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maximal
adjective
max·i·mal
ˈmak-s(ə-)məl 
Medical Definition
maximal
adjective
max·i·mal
ˈmak-s(ə-)məl
1
: most complete or effective
maximal dental protection
maximal vasodilation
2
: being an upper limit
the maximal levels achieved with subcutaneous injections—W. S. Hoffman
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