n.
Pronunciation: ik- ' str ē -m ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ma \ -m ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter of extremus
Date: 1904
: a maximum or a minimum of a mathematical function ― called also extreme value
n.
Pronunciation: ik- ' str ē -m ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ma \ -m ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter of extremus
Date: 1904
: a maximum or a minimum of a mathematical function ― called also extreme value
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012