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ex⋅tre⋅mum

   [ik-stree-muhm]
–noun, plural -ma  [-muh] . Mathematics.
a maximum or minimum value of a function in a specified neighborhood.
Origin:
1900–05; < NL, n. use of neut. of L extrēmus extreme
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noun
1. the point located farthest from the middle of something [syn: extreme point] 
2. the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak" 

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