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local minimum

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A point on a graph (or its associated function) whose value is less than all other points near it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: mínimu local — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • Catalan: mínim local — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • Chinese Mandarin: 局部最小值 — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • Dutch: lokaal minimum — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • Finnish: paikallinen minimi — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • French: minimum local (plural minima locaux m or minimums locaux m) — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • Galician: mínimo local — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • German: lokales Minimum — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • Hungarian: lokális minimum — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • Icelandic: staðbundið lággildi — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • Icelandic: lággildi — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • Italian: minimo locale — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • Polish: minimum lokalne — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • Portuguese: mínimo local — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • Romanian: minim local — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • Russian: лока́льный ми́нимум (lokálʹnyj mínimum) — math: minimum within restricted domain
  • Spanish: mínimo local — math: minimum within restricted domain