extremum

[ ik-stree-muhm ]

noun

, Mathematics.

, plural ex·tre·ma [ik-, stree, -m, uh].

1. a maximum or minimum value of a function in a specified neighborhood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of extremum¹

1900–05; < New Latin, noun use of neuter of Latin extrēmus extreme

Example Sentences

The old horse should be left to graze out his last days, Ne peccet ad extremum ridendus.

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Nihil mihi diuturnum videtur, in quo est aliquid extremum: comp.

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Cum diu occulte suspirassent; postea jam gemere, ad extremum vero loqui omnes et clamare cperunt.

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Mihi ne diuturnum quidem quicquam videtur, in quo est aliquid extremum.

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In utramque partem disputat, sed tamen ad extremum utilitate, ut putat, officium dirigit magis quam humanitate.

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