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extremum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun extremum has 2 senses
- extremum(n = noun.location) extreme, extreme point - the point located farthest from the middle of something; Array is a kind of extremity
- extremum(n = noun.quantity) peak - the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak" is a kind of limit, limitation
has particulars: acme, apex, peak, vertex
has particulars: lower limit, minimum, maximum, upper limit
CIDE DICTIONARY
extremum, n.
- the point located farthest from the middle of something. [WordNet 1.5]
- the most extreme possible amount or value. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
extremum, n. (pl. extremums or extrema) Math. the maximum or minimum value of a function.
Derivative
extremal adj.
Etymology
L, neut. of extremus EXTREME
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