extremum

• 指函数取得最大值或最小值的点，即极值点；也泛指最远离中心或最极端可能的值或量。

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.

不规则复数

1. Farthest point from the centerC2formal

   The point located farthest from the middle of something.

   离中心最远的点

   • 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.

   同义词extremeextreme pointextremity

2. Maximum or minimum valueC2formal

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

   极值

   • 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.

   同义词extreme

   反义词averageintermediatemeanmedianmiddle