local maximum
Mathematics
noun
Any of a sequence of values which is greater than or equal to those adjacent to it; (in later use) especially a value of a function which is greater than or equal to all of the values it assigns to a neighbourhood of the point to which that value corresponds.
- In the graph of a function, each peak represents a local maximum..
Origin
Late 19th century.
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