Maximum Takeoff Weight — The Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) or Maximum Takeoff Mass of an aircraft is the maximum weight at which the pilot of the aircraft is allowed to attempt to take off, due to structural or other limits. The analogous term for rockets is Gross Lift… … Wikipedia
Maximum parsimony — Maximum parsimony, often simply referred to as parsimony, is a non parametric statistical method commonly used in computational phylogenetics for estimating phylogenies. Under maximum parsimony, the preferred phylogenetic tree is the tree that… … Wikipedia
Maximum usable frequency — (MUF) describes, in radio transmission, using reflection from the regular ionized layers of the ionosphere, the upper frequency limit that can be used for transmission between two points at a specified time, independent of transmitter power. This … Wikipedia
maximum — [mak′sə məm] n. pl. maximums or maxima [maks′imə] [L, neut. of maximus, superl. of magnus, great: see MAGNI ] 1. the greatest quantity, number, or degree possible or permissible 2. the highest degree or point (of a varying quantity, as… … English World dictionary
maximum permissible concentration — noun (radiology) The recommended upper limit for the dose which may be received during a specified period by a person exposed to ionizing radiation (also permissible dose) • • • Main Entry: ↑maximum … Useful english dictionary
maximum permissible dose — n the amount of ionizing radiation a person may be exposed to supposedly without being harmed * * * (MPD) the largest amount of ionizing radiation that can be received by a person in a specified period without expectation of appreciable bodily… … Medical dictionary
Maximum entropy thermodynamics — In physics, maximum entropy thermodynamics (colloquially, MaxEnt thermodynamics) views equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics as inference processes. More specifically, MaxEnt applies inference techniques rooted in Shannon… … Wikipedia
Maximum Zero-Fuel Weight — The Zero Fuel Weight (ZFW) of an airplane is the total weight of the airplane and all its contents, minus the total weight of the fuel on board. For example, if an airplane is flying at a weight of 5,000 lb and the weight of fuel on board is … Wikipedia
Maximum entropy probability distribution — In statistics and information theory, a maximum entropy probability distribution is a probability distribution whose entropy is at least as great as that of all other members of a specified class of distributions. According to the principle of… … Wikipedia
Maximum likelihood — In statistics, maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) is a method of estimating the parameters of a statistical model. When applied to a data set and given a statistical model, maximum likelihood estimation provides estimates for the model s… … Wikipedia
Maximum parsimony (phylogenetics) — Parsimony is a non parametric statistical method commonly used in computational phylogenetics for estimating phylogenies. Under parsimony, the preferred phylogenetic tree is the tree that requires the least evolutionary change to explain some… … Wikipedia