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

The old horse should be left to graze out his last days, Ne peccet ad extremum ridendus.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
Nihil mihi diuturnum videtur, in quo est aliquid extremum: comp.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein
Cum diu occulte suspirassent; postea jam gemere, ad extremum vero loqui omnes et clamare cperunt.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein
Mihi ne diuturnum quidem quicquam videtur, in quo est aliquid extremum.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter

In utramque partem disputat, sed tamen ad extremum utilitate, ut putat, officium dirigit magis quam humanitate.
De Officiis|Marcus Tullius Cicero