extremal
[ ik-stree-muh l ]
/ ɪkˈstri məl /
adjective Mathematics.
of or relating to an extremum or the calculation of extrema: an extremal problem.
Origin of extremal
1400–50; late Middle English. See
extrem(um),
-al1
Words nearby extremal
British Dictionary definitions for extremal
extremal
/ (ɪkˈstriːməl) /
noun
maths logic
the clause in a recursive definition that specifies that no items other than those generated by the stated rules fall within the definition, as in 1 is an integer, if n is an integer so is n+1, and nothing else is