extremum
[ ik-stree-muhm ]
/ ɪkˈstri məm /
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noun, plural ex·tre·ma [ik-stree-muh]. /ɪkˈstri mə/. Mathematics.
a maximum or minimum value of a function in a specified neighborhood.
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Origin of extremum
1900–05; <New Latin, noun use of neuter of Latin extrēmusextreme
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