noun
pl. -·tre′maMath. the maximum or minimum value of a function
Origin of extremum
Modern Latin from L, an end, neuter of extremus: see extremeextremum
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extremum
noun
pl. ex·tre·ma, MathematicsA value in the domain of a given function at which the function attains a maximum or minimum value.
Origin of extremum
From Latin extrēmum neuter sing. of extrēmus outermost, extreme ; see eghs in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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From Latin extremus
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