Concept information
Preferred term
extremum
Definition
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In mathematical analysis, the maximum and minimum of a function are, respectively, the largest and smallest value taken by the function. Known generically as extremum, they may be defined either within a given range (the local or relative extrema) or on the entire domain (the global or absolute extrema) of a function. Pierre de Fermat was one of the first mathematicians to propose a general technique, adequality, for finding the maxima and minima of functions.
(Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_and_minimum)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- maximum and minimum
In other languages
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French
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extrémum
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-VMJK1FFL-L
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