global minimum

noun

An element in a function's domain where the function assumes its lowest value.

“x#92;mapsto(x²-4)² has its global minima at -2 and 2.”

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Meanings

nounglobal minimum (plural global minimums or global minima)

plural global minimums · plural global minima

  1. mathematicsAn element in a function's domain where the function assumes its lowest value.

    x#92;mapsto(x²-4)² has its global minima at -2 and 2.

Translations

Catalan mínim global
  • mínim globalTranslations
Finnish globaali minimi
  • globaali minimiTranslations
French minimum global (plural minima globaux m or minimums globaux m)
  • minimum global (plural minima globaux m or minimums globaux m)Translations
German globales Minimum
  • globales MinimumTranslations
Italian minimo globale
  • minimo globaleTranslations
Polish minimalna wartość funkcji
  • minimalna wartość funkcjiTranslations
Portuguese mínimo global
  • mínimo globalTranslations
Romanian minim global
  • minim globalTranslations
Spanish mínimo global
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APA

global minimum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/global%20minimum

MLA

“global minimum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/global%20minimum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “global minimum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/global%20minimum.

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