extremum

[ ik-stree-muhm ]

noun,plural ex·tre·ma [ik-stree-muh]. /ɪkˈstri mə/. Mathematics.
  1. a maximum or minimum value of a function in a specified neighborhood.

Origin of extremum

1
1900–05; <New Latin, noun use of neuter of Latin extrēmusextreme

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