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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]