extremal
See also: extrémal
English
Etymology
Adjective
extremal (not comparable)
- (mathematics) Relating to extrema (maximal or minimal).
- 2009 January, “Mathematics Calendar”, in Notices of the American Mathematical Society[1], volume 56, number 1, page 73:
- 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.
Derived terms
- extremal black hole
- extremal clause (“in a w:en:Recursive definition; recursive definition”)
- extremality
- extremally
- multiextremal
- near-extremal
- nonextremal
- subextremal
- superextremal
Translations
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Noun
extremal (plural extremals)
- (mathematics) Any solution to a variety of equations in the calculus of variations.
Spanish
Adjective
extremal m or f (masculine and feminine plural extremales)