The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MAXIMA
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What does MAXIMA mean?
MAXIMA noun- A music note equal to two (or sometimes three) longæ; in modern notation, this is typically equivalent to eight semibreves.
- The highest limit
- The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function
- An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set
- The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution
- A 147 break; the highest possible break
- A score of 180 with three darts
- A scoring shot for 6 runs