extremum
[ ik-stree-muhm ]
noun,plural ex·tre·ma [ik-stree-muh]. /ɪkˈstri mə/. Mathematics.
a maximum or minimum value of a function in a specified neighborhood.
Origin of extremum
11900–05; <New Latin, noun use of neuter of Latin extrēmusextreme
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How to use extremum in a sentence
Then: Hanc magnis amnibus ternam esse materiam, cujus non tangantur extrema sicut fluminum et fontium.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes | Ludwig DderleinTum extrema pars eius inferioribus acu assuenda est; nam nodus vulnus laedit, nisi tamen longe est (V. xxvi).
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times | John Stewart MilneNoverat hoc qui dixerat: "Risus dolore miscebitur, et extrema gaudii luctus occupat."
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales | Geoffrey ChaucerItaque parietes modo urbis stant et manent, iique ipsi iam extrema scelera metuentes, rem vero publicam penitus amisimus.
De Officiis | Marcus Tullius CiceroExtremis malis extrema remedia—Extreme remedies for extreme evils.
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