extremum

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

extremum
    n 1: the point located farthest from the middle of something
         [syn: {extreme point}, {extreme}, {extremum}]
    2: the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak"
       [syn: {extremum}, {peak}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

extremum \extremum\ n.
   1. the point located farthest from the middle of something.

   Syn: extreme point, extreme, extremity.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. the most extreme possible amount or value.

   Syn: peak.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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