Maxim
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- Maxim (philosophy)Maxim (philosophy)A maxim is a ground rule or subjective principle of action; in that sense, a maxim is a thought that can motivate individuals.- Deontological ethics :...
, a principle that an individual uses in making a decision - Maxim (literature), a type of aphorismAphorismAn aphorism is an original thought, spoken or written in a laconic and memorable form.The term was first used in the Aphorisms of Hippocrates...
- Legal maximLegal maximA legal maxim is an established principle or proposition. The Latin term, apparently a variant on maxima, is not to be found in Roman law with any meaning exactly analogous to that of a legal maxim in the Medieval or modern sense of the word, but the treatises of many of the Roman jurists on...
, certain guiding principles of law and jurisprudence
People:
- Maxim (given name)Maxim (given name)Maxim , sometimes romanized as Maksim, Maksym or Maksum, is a male first name of Roman origin which is relatively common in Slavic-speaking countries, mainly in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. According to the register of the General Directorate of Moscow, "Maxim" was the second most popular male...
- Maxim (surname)Maxim (surname)People named Maxim include;* Hiram Percy Maxim , founder of the American Radio Relay League* Hiram Stevens Maxim , inventor and firearm designer* Joey Maxim , American boxer and one-time Light Heavyweight champion of the world...
- Maxim (Patriarch) (born 1914), Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
- Maxim RealityMaxim RealityKeith Andrew Palmer , known by his stage name Maxim Reality or simply Maxim, is an English singer-songwriter and MC, famous for his work with electronica band The Prodigy....
, stage name of Keith Palmer, musician in the British electronic band The Prodigy - Carl MaximowiczCarl MaximowiczCarl Johann Maximowicz was a Russian botanist. Maximowicz spent most of his life studying the flora of the countries he had visited in the Far East, and naming many new species...
, botanist (author abbreviation Maxim) - Hiram Stevens MaximHiram Stevens MaximSir Hiram Stevens Maxim was an American-born inventor who emigrated to England at the age of forty-one, although he remained an American citizen until he became a naturalized British subject in 1900. He was the inventor of the Maxim Gun – the first portable, fully automatic machine gun – and the...
(1840-1916), inventor - Hiram Percy MaximHiram Percy MaximHiram Percy Maxim was an American radio pioneer and inventor, and co-founder of the American Radio Relay League . He originally had the amateur call signs SNY, 1WH, 1ZM, 1AW, and later W1AW, which is now the ARRL Headquarters club station call sign...
(1869-1936), radio operator
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- Maxim Healthcare ServicesMaxim Healthcare ServicesMaxim Healthcare Services , is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, USA. As a privately held medical staffing company, Maxim Healthcare Services was founded in 1988 as MEDCALL Medical Staffing...
, a medical staffing and home healthcare company - Maxim InstituteMaxim InstituteThe Maxim Institute is a research and public policy think tank based in Auckland, New Zealand. The Institute's work is oriented toward a conservative perspective on its issues of primary concern, which are now education policy, tax and welfare policy...
, a public policy think tank in New Zealand - Maxim Integrated ProductsMaxim Integrated ProductsMaxim Integrated Products is a publicly traded company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products. Maxim develops integrated circuits for the industrial, communications, consumer, and computing markets....
, a manufacturer of analog and mixed signal integrated circuits - Maxim Transportation ServicesMaxim Transportation ServicesMaxim Truck & Trailer is a Manitoba retailer of International brand semi-trucks , of semi-trailers, including Great Dane, Timpte, Barrett, Arnes and East Manufacturing. They also provide full service to all makes and models of semi trucks and trailers....
, a Canadian truck and semi-trailer retailer - Maxim's CateringMaxim's CateringMaxim's is Hong Kong's largest food & beverage corporation and restaurant chain. Founded in 1956 by Dr James Tak Wu and his brother S.T...
, a chain of caterers, restaurants, and fast food shops in Hong Kong - Maxim's de Paris, a Parisian restaurant of the Belle Epoque
Entertainment:
- Maxim (magazine)Maxim (magazine)Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
, an international men's magazine - Maxim RadioMaxim RadioSirius XM Stars Too, formerly known as Maxim Radio, is a talk channel heard on the Sirius and XM satellite radio platforms. The channel is a spin-off of its sister station Sirius XM Stars.-Maxim Radio :...
, Maxim magazine's radio channel on Sirius Satellite Radio - Maxim, a fictional ship in the manga and anime series One PieceOne Pieceis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
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- Maxims (Old English poems)Maxims (Old English poems)The titles Maxims I and Maxims II refer to pieces of Old English gnomic poetry. The poem Maxims I can be found in the Exeter Book and Maxims II is located in a lesser known manuscript, London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius B i...
, examples of gnomic poetry - Maxim gunMaxim gunThe Maxim gun was the first self-powered machine gun, invented by the American-born British inventor Sir Hiram Maxim in 1884. It has been called "the weapon most associated with [British] imperial conquest".-Functionality:...
, the first self-acting machine gun - Maxim (coffee), the first American brand of freeze-dried coffee, made by General FoodsGeneral FoodsGeneral Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the USA by Charles William Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895. The name General Foods was adopted in 1929, after several corporate acquisitions...
- Maxim (motorcycle), a Cruiser variation of Yamaha's "XJ" Universal Japanese motorcycle, eg Yamaha XJ60 Maxim