EXTREMUM


Meaning of EXTREMUM in English

[ ɪk'stri:məm , ɛk- ]

■ noun ( plural ~s or extrema ) Mathematics the maximum or minimum value of a function.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from L., neut. of extremus (see extreme ).

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