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local maximum

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A maximum within a restricted domain; a point on a function whose value is greater than the values of all other points near it, especially if another local maximum of greater value is known to exist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: máximu local — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • Catalan: màxim local — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • Chinese Mandarin: 局部最大值 — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • Dutch: lokaal maximum — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • Finnish: paikallinen maksimi — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • French: maximum local (plural maxima locaux m or maximums locaux m) — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • Galician: máximo local — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • German: lokales Maximum — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • Hungarian: lokális maximum — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • Icelandic: staðbundið hágildi — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • Icelandic: hágildi — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • Italian: massimo locale — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • Polish: maksimum lokalne — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • Portuguese: máximo local — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • Romanian: maxim local — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • Russian: лока́льный ма́ксимум (lokálʹnyj máksimum) — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • Spanish: máximo local — math: maximum within restricted domain
  • Swedish: lokalt maximum — math: maximum within restricted domain