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extreme value theorem  

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  • In calculus, the extreme value theorem states that if a real-valued function is continuous on the closed interval , then must attain a maximum and a minimum, each at least once. That is, there exist numbers and in such that:

    (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_value_theorem)

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