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extremum

ext·re·mum

UK/ɪkˈstɹiːməm/ uncommon

noun

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the most extreme possible amount or value

  • “voltage peak”
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Learned borrowing from Latin extrēmum, neuter form of extrēmus (“extreme in degree”). Doublet of extreme.

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