local maximum

English

Noun

local maximum (plural local maximums or local maxima)

1. (mathematics) A maximum within a restricted domain; a point on a function whose value is greater than the values of all other points near it, especially if another local maximum of greater value is known to exist.

Related terms

• local minimum
• global maximum

Translations

math: maximum within restricted domain

Asturian: máximu local m Catalan: màxim local m Chinese: Mandarin: 局部最大值 Dutch: lokaal maximum n Finnish: paikallinen maksimi French: maximum local m (plural maxima locaux m or maximums locaux m) Galician: máximo local m German: lokales Maximum n Hungarian: lokális maximum (hu) Icelandic: staðbundið hágildi n, hágildi n, hágildi n Italian: massimo locale m Japanese: please add this translation if you can Polish: maksimum lokalne n Portuguese: máximo local m Romanian: maxim local n Russian: лока́льный ма́ксимум m (lokálʹnyj máksimum) Spanish: máximo local m Swedish: lokalt maximum n Thai: please add this translation if you can Turkish: please add this translation if you can