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Extremum

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peaknounThe highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
extremenounIn the greatest or highest degree; intense.
extreme pointnoun(mathematics) The maximum or minimum of a function.

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extreme pointnoun(mathematics) The maximum or minimum of a function.
peaknounThe highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
extremenounIn the greatest or highest degree; intense.
extremalitynoun(mathematics) The condition of being extremal
extremizernoun(mathematics) A function that returns an extremum.
extremalnoun(mathematics) Any solution to a variety of equations in the calculus of variations.
antimaximumnoun(mathematics) A maximum that has changed sign, caused by certain values of parameters.
maximumnounThe highest limit.
global maximumnoun(mathematics) An element in a function's domain where the function assumes its highest value.
maximizationnounThe act of raising something to its greatest value or extent.
limit casenounAn extreme or marginal instance of a phenomenon, in which the key variable quality or value is at the minimum or maximum extent of its possible variation.
local maximumnoun(mathematics) A maximum within a restricted domain; a point on a function whose value is greater than the values of all other points near it, especially if another local maximum of greater value is known to exist.
essential supremumnoun(mathematical analysis) The supremum (least upper bound) of a function which holds almost everywhere. In symbols, ess sup f= inf M:μ(x:f(x)>M)=0
argmaxnoun(mathematics) The argument of the maximum: the set of points of a given argument for which a given function attains its maximum value.
maximalLargest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
amplitudenounThe measure of the size of something, especially its width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
essential infimumnoun(mathematical analysis) The infimum (greatest lower bound) of a function which holds almost everywhere. In symbols, ess inf f= sup m:μ(x:f(x)<m)=0.
maxminnounThe maximum value of a set of minima
excedancenoun(mathematics, combinatorics) A position in a permutation occupied by a value greater than the position number.
subminimumnoun(mathematics) A point or value below a minimum.

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