"extremal" meaning in English

See extremal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From extreme + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|extreme|al}} extreme + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} extremal (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) Relating to extrema (maximal or minimal). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Derived forms: extremal black hole, extremal clause (english: in a recursive definition), near-extremal, subextremal, superextremal Translations (Translations): ääriarvo- (Finnish), ääriarvoon liittyvä (Finnish), extremal (German), ekstremalny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-extremal-en-adj-BNoHeEJ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 67 33 Topics: mathematics, sciences

Noun

Forms: extremals [plural]
Etymology: From extreme + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|extreme|al}} extreme + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} extremal (plural extremals)
  1. (mathematics) Any solution to a variety of equations in the calculus of variations. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-extremal-en-noun-x9dZ-qEy Topics: mathematics, sciences

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