ex'tremeness

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extreme (ɪkˈstriːm)

—*adj*
1.	being of a high or of the highest degree or intensity: extreme cold; extreme difficulty
2.	exceeding what is usual or reasonable; immoderate: extreme behaviour
3.	very strict, rigid, or severe; drastic: an extreme measure
4.	(prenominal) farthest or outermost in direction: the extreme boundary
5.	meteorol of, relating to, or characteristic of a continental climate

—n
6.	the highest or furthest degree (often in the phrases in the extreme, go to extremes)
7.	(often plural) either of the two limits or ends of a scale or range of possibilities: extremes of temperature
8.	maths
	a. the first or last term of a series or a proportion
	b. a maximum or minimum value of a function
9.	logic the subject or predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism

[C15: from Latin extrēmus outermost, from exterus on the outside; see exterior]

ex'tremeness

—n

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