What does "local maximum" mean?

A maximum within a restricted domain; a point on a function whose value is greater than the values of all other points near it, especially if another local maximum of greater value is known to exist.

Local maximum

Q: What is a synonym for "local maximum"?

Common synonyms include: local high, local peak, maximum point, neighborhood maximum, peak, regional maximum.

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Noun

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A maximum within a restricted domain; a point on a function whose value is greater than the values of all other points near it, especially if another local maximum of greater value is known to exist.

Synonyms

All synonyms

local high local peak maximum point neighborhood maximum peak regional maximum

Antonyms

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global maximum global minimum local minima local minimum

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