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noun
A point, or value that is a maximum or a minimum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the point located farthest from the middle of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: extreme point, extreme
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: extremity
Narrower terms: vertex, peak, apex, acme
noun
the most extreme possible amount or value
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: peak
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: limit, limitation
Narrower terms: minimum, lower limit, maximum, upper limit
History
Learned borrowing from Latin extrēmum, neuter form of extrēmus (“extreme in degree”). Doublet of extreme.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
