EXTREMUM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: extrema

Meaning:

The point located farthest from the middle of something

Synonyms:

extreme; extreme point; extremum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("extremum" is a kind of...):

extremity (the outermost or farthest region or point)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "extremum"):

acme; apex; peak; vertex (the highest point (of something))

Meaning:

The most extreme possible amount or value

Example:

voltage peak

Synonyms:

extremum; peak

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("extremum" is a kind of...):

limit; limitation (the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "extremum"):

lower limit; minimum (the smallest possible quantity)

maximum; upper limit (the largest possible quantity)