extremal
See also: extrémal
English
Etymology
extreme + -al
Adjective
extremal (not comparable)
- (mathematics) Relating to extrema (maximal or minimal)
- 2009 January, “Mathematics Calendar”, in Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 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.
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Derived terms
- extremal clause in a recursive definition
- subextremal
Noun
extremal (plural extremals)
- (mathematics) Any solution to a variety of equations in the calculus of variations
Spanish
Adjective
extremal (plural extremales)
- extremal