extrema

/ɛkˈstɛkrəmə/

Definitions

1. noun

the most extreme or intense part of a situation or feeling

“The movie depicted the extreme of human suffering during the war.”

2. noun

a point of maximum or minimum value, especially in a mathematical function

“The graph showed the extrema of the function at x=0.”

3. noun

the maximum or minimum value of something

“The extrema of the data set revealed a clear pattern.”

Synonyms

  • extreme
  • maximum
  • minimum
  • peak

Antonyms

  • average
  • moderate