Extremum

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  extremum \extremum\ n.
     1. the point located farthest from the middle of something.
  
     Syn: extreme point, extreme, extremity.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  


     2. the most extreme possible amount or value.
  
     Syn: peak.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  extremum
       n 1: the point located farthest from the middle of something
            [syn: {extreme point}, {extreme}]
       2: the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak"
          [syn: {peak}]
       [also: {extrema} (pl)]