local minimum

noun

A point on a graph (or its associated function) whose value is less than all other points near it.

Meanings

nounlocal minimum (plural local minimums or local minima)

plural local minimums · plural local minima

  1. mathematicsA point on a graph (or its associated function) whose value is less than all other points near it.

Translations

Catalan mínim local
  • mínim localmath: minimum within restricted domain
Chinese Mandarin 局部最小值
  • 局部最小值math: minimum within restricted domain
Dutch lokaal minimum
  • lokaal minimummath: minimum within restricted domain
Finnish paikallinen minimi
  • paikallinen minimimath: minimum within restricted domain
French minimum local (plural minima locaux m or minimums locaux m)
  • minimum local (plural minima locaux m or minimums locaux m)math: minimum within restricted domain
German lokales Minimum
  • lokales Minimummath: minimum within restricted domain
Hungarian lokális minimum
  • lokális minimummath: minimum within restricted domain
Icelandic staðbundið lággildi, lággildi
  • staðbundið lággildimath: minimum within restricted domain
  • lággildimath: minimum within restricted domain
Italian minimo locale
  • minimo localemath: minimum within restricted domain
Polish minimum lokalne
  • minimum lokalnemath: minimum within restricted domain
Portuguese mínimo local
  • mínimo localmath: minimum within restricted domain
Romanian minim local
  • minim localmath: minimum within restricted domain
Russian лока́льный ми́нимум
  • лока́льный ми́нимум (lokálʹnyj mínimum)math: minimum within restricted domain
Spanish mínimo local
  • mínimo localmath: minimum within restricted domain
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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