extremal
nounEtymology From extreme + -al.
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Mathematics, Sciences Any solution to a variety of equations in the calculus of variations.
extremal
adjEtymology From extreme + -al.
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Mathematics, Sciences Relating to extrema (maximal or minimal).
- 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.2009 January, “Mathematics Calendar”, in Notices of the American Mathematical Society, volume 56, number 1, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2009, page 73:
- Derived terms
- extremal black hole, extremal clause, extremality, extremally, multiextremal, near-extremal, nonextremal, subextremal, superextremal