English Explanatory Dictionary

extremum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈstɹiːməm/

Word forms

extremum extrema extremums

Etymology

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

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