extremum
/ɪkˈstriːməm/
noun
- The highest or lowest value that a mathematical function reaches, either a maximum or a minimum.
- At the extremum, the slope of the tangent line is zero.
- The function has an extremum at x equals two, where the graph changes direction.
- The calculus problem asked us to find the extremum of the curve on the interval.
- A point or value that is extreme in a general sense; the highest or lowest point of something.
- The athlete's performance hit an extremum at the championship game.
- In the temperature data, the extremum occurred during the heatwave in July.
- The stock price reached an extremum before dropping sharply.