extremum

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1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Translations

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Extremum

[edit] Etymology

From Latin extremus

[edit] Noun

Singular
extremum

Plural
extrema or extremums

extremum (plural extrema or extremums)

(mathematics) a point, or value, which is a maximum or a minimum

[edit] Translations

mathematics

German: Extremum de(de) n.
Greek: ακρότατο el(el) n. sg., ακρότατα el(el) n. pl.
Italian: estremo it(it) n.

Polish: ekstremum pl(pl) n.
Swedish: extremvärde n. (extreme value), extrempunkt c. (point where an extreme value is obtained)

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