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Word: Extremum
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from Latin, neuter of extremus ‘utmost’ (see extreme)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈstriːməm
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈstriːməm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the maximum or minimum value of a function
Short Definition:maximum or minimum value of function
Examples:- extremum principles
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