extremum
[ ik-stree-muhm ]
noun,plural ex·tre·ma [ik-stree-muh]. /ɪkˈstri mə/. Mathematics.
a maximum or minimum value of a function in a specified neighborhood.
Origin of extremum
11900–05; <New Latin, noun use of neuter of Latin extrēmusextreme
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How to use extremum in a sentence
The old horse should be left to graze out his last days, Ne peccet ad extremum ridendus.
The Prime Minister | Anthony TrollopeNihil mihi diuturnum videtur, in quo est aliquid extremum: comp.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes | Ludwig DderleinCum diu occulte suspirassent; postea jam gemere, ad extremum vero loqui omnes et clamare cperunt.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes | Ludwig DderleinMihi ne diuturnum quidem quicquam videtur, in quo est aliquid extremum.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) | Richard BaxterIn utramque partem disputat, sed tamen ad extremum utilitate, ut putat, officium dirigit magis quam humanitate.
De Officiis | Marcus Tullius Cicero
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