Extremum Definition

ĭk-strēməm
extrema
noun
The maximum or minimum value of a function.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
extremum
Plural:
extrema, extremums

Origin of Extremum

  • From Latin extrēmum neuter sing. of extrēmus outermost, extreme eghs in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin extremus

    From Wiktionary

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