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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the point located farthest from the middle of something;
[syn: extreme point, extreme, extremum]

2. the most extreme possible amount or value;
- Example: "voltage peak"
[syn: extremum, peak]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

extremum \extremum\ n. 1. the point located farthest from the middle of something. Syn: extreme point, extreme, extremity. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the most extreme possible amount or value. Syn: peak. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

extremum n 1: the point located farthest from the middle of something [syn: extreme point, extreme, extremum] 2: the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak" [syn: extremum, peak]