extremal
extremal adjective: relating to extrema (maximal or minimal).
Adjective
extremal (not comparable)
- Relating to extrema (maximal or minimal).
- Tutorials provide an introduction to several major research topics in modern discrete mathematics, including probabilistic methods, extremal problems for graphs and set systems, Ramsey theory, additive number theory, combinatorial geometry, discrete harmonic analysis and more.2009 January, “Mathematics Calendar”, in Notices of the American Mathematical Society, volume 56, number 1, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2009, page 73
Noun
extremal (plural extremals)
- Any solution to a variety of equations in the calculus of variations.
Forms of extremal
| plural | extremals |
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Origin of extremal
From extreme + -al.
Words formed from extremal
- extremal black hole
- extremal clause
- extremality
- extremally
- multiextremal
- near-extremal
- nonextremal
- subextremal
- superextremal
Phrases with extremal
Questions about extremal
- What does extremal mean?
- Extremal means relating to extrema (maximal or minimal).
- What part of speech is extremal?
- Extremal can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near extremal in the dictionary
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