Meanings
adjectiveextremal (not comparable)
- not comparablemathematicsRelating to extrema (maximal or minimal).
Tutorials provide an introduction to several major research topics in modern discrete mathematics, including probabilistic methods, extremal problems for graphs and set systems, Ramsey theory, additive number theory, combinatorial geometry, discrete harmonic analysis and more.
2009 January, “Mathematics Calendar”, in Notices of the American Mathematical Society, volume 56, number 1, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2009, page 73
nounextremal (plural extremals)
plural extremals
- mathematicsAny solution to a variety of equations in the calculus of variations.
Origin
- Englishextreme
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishextremal
Translations
Bulgarian екстрема́лен
- екстрема́лен (ekstremálen)Translations
Finnish ääriarvo-, ääriarvoon liittyvä
- ääriarvo-Translations
- ääriarvoon liittyväTranslations
German extremal
- extremalTranslations
Polish ekstremalny
- ekstremalnyTranslations
Ukrainian екстрема́льний
- екстрема́льний (ekstremálʹnyj)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
extremal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extremal
MLA
“extremal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extremal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extremal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extremal.
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