EXTREMUM (extrema)

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected form: extrema   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does extremum mean? 

• EXTREMUM (noun)
  The noun EXTREMUM has 2 senses:

1. the point located farthest from the middle of something

2. the most extreme possible amount or value

  Familiarity information: EXTREMUM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXTREMUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The point located farthest from the middle of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

extreme; extreme point; extremum

Hypernyms ("extremum" is a kind of...):

extremity (the outermost or farthest region or point)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "extremum"):

acme; apex; peak; vertex (the highest point (of something))

Sense 2

Meaning:

The most extreme possible amount or value

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

extremum; peak

Context example:

voltage peak

Hypernyms ("extremum" is a kind of...):

limit; limitation (the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "extremum"):

lower limit; minimum (the smallest possible quantity)

maximum; upper limit (the largest possible quantity)