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global minimum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An element in a function's domain where the function assumes its lowest value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • x#92;mapsto(x2-4)2 has its global minima at -2 and 2.

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: mínimu global — Translations
  • Catalan: mínim global — Translations
  • Finnish: globaali minimi — Translations
  • French: minimum global (plural minima globaux m or minimums globaux m) — Translations
  • Galician: mínimo global — Translations
  • German: globales Minimum — Translations
  • Italian: minimo globale — Translations
  • Polish: minimalna wartość funkcji — Translations
  • Portuguese: mínimo global — Translations
  • Romanian: minim global — Translations
  • Spanish: mínimo global — Translations