No. 698 in Latvian
maxima
In Latvian, "maxima" is a proper noun and refers to a supermarket chain.
In a sentence
Latvijas lielveikala ķēdes Maxima pārdošanas apjoms pieauga pagājušajā gadā.
The sales volume of the Latvian supermarket chain Maxima increased last year.
In this sentence, 'Maxima' is used as a proper noun, referring to a specific supermarket brand name.
Viņa vienmēr cenšas dot maksimumu savās darbībās.
She always tries to give her maximum in her actions.
Here, 'maksimumu' (derived from 'maxima') is used as a noun meaning maximum or utmost effort.
Matemātiskā funkcijā mēs varam identificēt vietējo maksimumu un minimumu.
In a mathematical function, we can identify the local maxima and minima.
In this context, 'maksimumu' refers to the concept of 'maxima' in mathematical terms, indicating the highest points in a function.
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