Extremum — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the point located farthest from the middle of something

the most extreme possible amount or value

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkstɹˈɛməm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkstɹˈɛməm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkstɹˈɛməm/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛkstɹˈɛməm/.

Examples

voltage peak

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extreme point extreme peak

Parts of Speech

noun	the point located farthest from the middle of something
noun	the most extreme possible amount or value “voltage peak”

Word Forms

peaky	adjective	having or as if having especially high-pitched spots
peak	verb	to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

extrême

le point situé le plus loin du milieu de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

extremo

el punto ubicado más lejos del centro de algo

🇮🇹Italian

estremo

il punto situato più lontano dal centro di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

extreem

het punt dat zich het verst van het midden van iets bevindt

🇵🇹Portuguese

extremo

o ponto localizado mais distante do meio de algo

🇷🇺Russian

экстремум

точка, расположенная дальше всего от середины чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चरम

किसी चीज़ के मध्य से सबसे दूर स्थित बिंदु

🇧🇩Bengali

চরম

বিন্দু কোন কিছুর মাঝখানে থেকে সবচেয়ে দূরে অবস্থিত

🇮🇳Tamil

உச்சநிலை

ஏதாவது ஒன்றின் நடுவில் இருந்து வெகு தொலைவில் அமைந்துள்ள புள்ளி

🇮🇳Telugu

విపరీతమైన

ఏదో మధ్య నుండి దూరంగా ఉన్న పాయింట్

🇮🇳Gujarati

આત્યંતિક

કોઈ વસ્તુની મધ્યથી સૌથી દૂર સ્થિત બિંદુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಪರೀತ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಮಧ್ಯದಿಂದ ದೂರದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಬಿಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അങ്ങേയറ്റം

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും മധ്യത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഏറ്റവും അകലെ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്ന പോയിൻ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਰਮ

ਬਿੰਦੂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਮੱਧ ਤੋਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਰ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

انتہائی

نقطہ کسی چیز کے وسط سے سب سے دور واقع ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

极值

距离某物中间最远的点

🇯🇵Japanese

極値

何かの中心から最も遠くにある点

🇰🇷Korean

극한의

사물의 중앙에서 가장 멀리 떨어진 지점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cực độ

điểm nằm xa nhất từ giữa một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

สุดขั้ว

จุดที่อยู่ห่างจากจุดศูนย์กลางของสิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งมากที่สุด

🇮🇩Indonesian

ekstrim

titik yang terletak paling jauh dari tengah-tengah sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

sukdulan

ang puntong matatagpuan sa pinakamalayo mula sa gitna ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

melampau

titik yang terletak paling jauh dari tengah sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أقصى

النقطة التي تقع أبعد من منتصف شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

افراطی

نقطه ای که در دورترین نقطه از وسط چیزی قرار دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

ekstremum

bir şeyin ortasından en uzakta bulunan nokta

🇮🇱Hebrew

קיצוני

הנקודה הממוקמת הכי רחוק מהאמצע של משהו

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The primary meaning of 'extremum' is 'the point located farthest from the middle of something'.

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Using 'extremum' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'extremum' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'extremum' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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