global minimum

English

Noun

global minimum (plural global minimums or global minima)

1. (mathematics) An element in a function's domain where the function assumes its lowest value.

   ${\displaystyle x\mapsto (x^{2}-4)^{2}}$ has its global minima at ${\displaystyle -2}$ and ${\displaystyle 2}$.

Related terms

• global maximum
• local minimum

Translations

Translations

Asturian: mínimu global m Catalan: mínim global m Finnish: globaali minimi French: minimum global m (plural minima globaux m or minimums globaux m) Galician: mínimo global m German: globales Minimum n Italian: minimo globale m Polish: minimalna wartość funkcji f Portuguese: mínimo global m Romanian: minim global n Spanish: mínimo global m