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Local Extremum

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025

Definition

A local extremum is a point on a function where its value is either the highest or lowest within a small interval around that point.

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