Maximum and minimum
In mathematical analysis, the maximum and minimum of a function are, respectively, the greatest and least value taken by the function. Known generically as extrema, they may be defined either within a given range or on the entire domain 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.
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- nounThe highest limit
- nounThe greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function
- adjectiveTo the highest degree.
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