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local maxima

local maxima is the plural of local maximum.

Meaning of local maximum

Noun

local maximum (plural local maximums or local maxima)

  1. A maximum within a restricted domain; a point on a function whose value is greater than the values of all other points near it, especially if another local maximum of greater value is known to exist.

Questions about local maxima

What is local maxima the plural of?
Local maxima is the plural of local maximum.

Words near local maxima in the dictionary

  1. local lane
  2. local lanes
  3. local loop
  4. local loops
  5. Local Lynx of Cold Clouds
  6. local maxima
  7. local maximum
  8. local maximums
  9. local mean sidereal time
  10. local mean sidereal times
  11. local mean time

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