maxima: Maxima (Computer Algebra System) maxima: maxima: Maxima is a system for the manipulation of symbolic and numerical maxima: expressions. maxima: Maxima is a descendant of DOE Macsyma, which had its origins in the maxima: late 1960s at MIT. It is the only system based on that effort still maxima: publicly available and with an active user community, thanks to its maxima: open source nature. maxima: maxima: maxima: