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extremal

[ ik-stree-muh l ]
/ ɪkˈstri məl /

adjective Mathematics.

of or relating to an extremum or the calculation of extrema: an extremal problem.

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Nearby words

  1. extraversion,
  2. extravert,
  3. extraverted,
  4. extrema,
  5. extremadura,
  6. extreme,
  7. extreme fighting,
  8. extreme programming,
  9. extreme sport,
  10. extreme unction

Origin of extremal

1400–50; late Middle English. See extrem(um), -al1
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British Dictionary definitions for extremal

extremal

/ (ɪkˈstriːməl) /

noun

maths logic the clause in a recursive definition that specifies that no items other than those generated by the stated rules fall within the definition, as in 1 is an integer, if n is an integer so is n+1, and nothing else is
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