extremum

pluriel irrégulier

A noun referring to a point at which a function reaches its maximum or minimum value, or more generally the farthest point from the center or the most extreme possible amount or value.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un point où une fonction atteint sa valeur maximale ou minimale, ou plus généralement un point ou une valeur extrême, la plus éloignée du centre, ou la quantité la plus extrême possible.

1. Farthest point from the center C2 formal

   The point located farthest from the middle of something.

   • The extremum of the ellipse is located at its major axis.
   • In geometry, the extremum of a shape is often the vertex.
   • The extremum of the curve was calculated using calculus.

   🇫🇷Point le plus éloigné du centre

   Synonymes: extremeextreme pointextremity

2. Maximum or minimum value C2 formal

   The most extreme possible amount or value, either the highest or lowest.

   • The function reaches an extremum at x equals zero.
   • Finding the extremum is essential in optimization problems.
   • The extremum of the data set was identified as the outlier.

   🇫🇷Extremum (valeur extrême)

   Synonymes: extreme

   Antonymes: averageintermediatemeanmedianmiddle

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