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Extremum

//ɪkˈstɹiːməm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A point, or value that is a maximum or a minimum.
  2. 2
    the point located farthest from the middle of something wordnet
  3. 3
    the most extreme possible amount or value wordnet

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin extrēmum, neuter form of extrēmus (“extreme in degree”). Doublet of extreme.

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