extremum

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/ɪkˈstɹiːməm/

noun

A point, or value that is a maximum or a minimum.

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extreme pointextremepeak
OriginLatin extrēmum →
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Meanings

nounextremum (plural extrema or extremums)

plural extrema · plural extremums

  1. mathematicsA point, or value that is a maximum or a minimum.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe point located farthest from the middle of something

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extreme pointextreme
Broader
extremity

nounthe most extreme possible amount or value

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peak
Broader
limitlimitation
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extremeextreme pointpeak

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinextrēmum
  2. Englishextremum

Learned borrowing from Latin extrēmum, neuter form of extrēmus (“extreme in degree”). Doublet of extreme.

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Translations

Bulgarian екстре́мум
  • екстре́мум (ekstrémum)mathematics
Catalan extrem
  • extremmathematics
Chinese Mandarin 極值 /极值
  • 極值 /极值 (jízhí)mathematics
Finnish ääriarvo
  • ääriarvomathematics
French extremum (plural extrema m or extremums m)
  • extremum (plural extrema m or extremums m)mathematics
German Extremum
  • Extremummathematics
Greek ακρότατο
  • ακρότατο (akrótato)mathematics
Italian estremo
  • estremomathematics
Persian اکسترمم
  • اکسترمم (ekstremom)mathematics
Polish ekstremum
  • ekstremummathematics
Portuguese extremo
  • extremomathematics
Romanian extrem
  • extremmathematics
Russian экстре́мум
  • экстре́мум (ekstrɛ́mum)mathematics
Spanish extremo
  • extremomathematics
Swedish extremvärde, extrempunkt
  • extremvärdemathematics
  • extrempunktmathematics
Turkish ekstremum, ekstremum nokta
  • ekstremummathematics
  • ekstremum noktamathematics
Cite this entry
APA

extremum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extremum

MLA

“extremum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extremum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extremum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extremum.

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