extremum

[ik-stree-muhm]

noun

Mathematics.

plural

extrema 

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

It is really a universal trait, and it particularly manifests in times of extrema and adversity.

From The Verge

On reconsideration, however, I do not doubt that the received interpretation, which makes spatium extremum equivalent to finem, is the correct one.

From Project Gutenberg

But if so, what is the extremum which Cicero advises Quintus to accept?

From Project Gutenberg