extremum of function
1extremum — [ek strē′məm] n. pl. extrema [ek strēmə] [ModL < L, an end, neut. of extremus: see EXTREME] Math. the maximum or minimum value of a function …
2extremum — /ik stree meuhm/, n., pl. extrema / meuh/. Math. a maximum or minimum value of a function in a specified neighborhood. [1900 05; < NL, n. use of neut. of L extremus EXTREME] * * * ▪ mathematics plural Extrema, in calculus, any point at… …
3extremum — noun (plural extrema) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter of extremus Date: 1904 a maximum or a minimum of a mathematical function called also extreme value …
4extremum — [ɪk stri:məm, ɛk ] noun (plural extremums or extrema) Mathematics the maximum or minimum value of a function. Origin early 20th cent.: from L., neut. of extremus (see extreme) …
5extremum — n. (pl. extremums or extrema) Math. the maximum or minimum value of a function. Derivatives: extremal adj. Etymology: L, neut. of extremus EXTREME …
6Concave function — In mathematics, a concave function is the negative of a convex function. A concave function is also synonymously called concave downwards, concave down, convex upwards, convex cap or upper convex. Contents 1 Definition 2 Properties 3 Examples …
7Sinc function — In mathematics, the sinc function, denoted by scriptstylemathrm{sinc}(x), and sometimes as scriptstylemathrm{Sa}(x),, has two definitions, sometimes distinguished as the normalized sinc function and unnormalized sinc function. In digital signal… …
8Non-equilibrium thermodynamics — Thermodynamics …
9Calculus of variations — is a field of mathematics that deals with extremizing functionals, as opposed to ordinary calculus which deals with functions. A functional is usually a mapping from a set of functions to the real numbers. Functionals are often formed as definite …
10Stationary point — Not to be confused with a fixed point where x = f(x). Stationary points (red pluses) and inflection points (green circles). The stationary points in this graph are all relative maxima or relative minima. In mathematics, particularly in calculus,… …
