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Definition: Extremum |
ExtremumNoun1. The point located farthest from the middle of something. 2. The most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "extremum" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1601. (references) |
Synonyms: ExtremumSynonyms: extreme (n), extreme point (n), peak (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Extremum |
| Non-English Usage: "Extremum" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (end, limit, outside, the rear). |
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| "Extremum" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Extremum" is used about 6 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 6 | 143,867 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
bdsm extremum pain xxx | 4 |
detection extremum | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "extremum"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 极值. (various references) | |
Dutch | extreem (extreme, excessive, inordinate). (various references) | |
French | extrême (extreme). (various references) | |
German | extremum (extreme). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | extremumay.(various references) | |
Russian | экстремум. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 13, Verse 47 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | OutwV gar entetaltai hmin o kurioV teqeika se eiV fwV eqnwn tou einai se eiV swthrian ewV escatou thV ghV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sic enim praecepit nobis Dominus posui te in lumen gentibus ut sis in salutem usque ad extremum terrae |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For so the Lord comaundide vs, Y haue set thee in to liyt to hethen men, that thou be in to helthe to the vtmest of erthe. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | For so hath the Lorde comaunded vs: I have made ye a light to the getyls yt thou be salvacio vnto ye ende of ye worlde. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldst be for salvation to the ends of the earth. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 13, Verse 47 |
| Albanian | Sepse kështu na ka urdhëruar Zoti: "Unë të vura si dritë të johebrenjve, që ti ta çosh shpëtimin deri në skajin e dheut"''. |
| Cebuano | Kay sa ingon niini gisugo kami sa Ginoo nga nag-ingon: `Gipahimutang ko ikaw nga kahayag sa mga Gentil, aron pagadad-on mo ang kaluwasan hangtud sa kinatumyan sa yuta.`" |
| Croatian | Jer ovako nam je zapovjedio Gospodin: Postavih te za svjetlost poganima, da budeš na spasenje do nakraj zemlje. |
| Danish | Thi således har Herren befalet os: "Jeg har sat dig til Hedningers Lys, for at du skal være til Frelse lige ud til Jordens Ende." |
| Dutch | Want alzo heeft ons de Heere geboden, zeggende: Ik heb u gesteld tot een licht der heidenen, opdat gij zoudt zijn tot zaligheid, tot aan het uiterste der aarde. |
| Finnish | Sillä näin on Herra meitä käskenyt: `Minä olen pannut sinut pakanain valkeudeksi, että sinä olisit pelastukseksi maan ääriin asti`." |
| French | Car ainsi nous l`a ordonné le Seigneur: Je t`ai établi pour être la lumière des nations, Pour porter le salut jusqu`aux extrémités de la terre. |
| German | Denn also hat uns der HERR geboten: "Ich habe dich den Heiden zum Licht gesetzt, daß du das Heil seist bis an das Ende der Erde." |
| Hungarian | Mert így parancsolta nékünk az Úr: Rendeltelek téged világosságul a pogányoknak, hogy légy üdvösségükre a földnek széléig. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sebab inilah perintah Tuhan kepada kami; Tuhan berkata, 'Aku sudah menentukan kamu menjadi suatu terang bagi orang-orang bangsa lain yang bukan Yahudi, supaya kamu mendatangkan keselamatan kepada seluruh dunia.'" |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Itulah sebabnya dipesankan Tuhan kepada kami, firman-Nya: Aku jadikan Engkau suatu terang bagi segala orang kafir, supaya Engkau mendatangkan selamat sampai ke ujung bumi." |
| Italian | Così infatti ci ha ordinato il Signore: perché tu porti la salvezza sino all'estremità della terra». |
| Maori | I penei hoki te ako a te Ariki ki a matou, Kua waiho koe e ahau hei marama ki nga Tauiwi, kia ai koe hei oranga puta noa i nga pito o te whenua. |
| Norwegian | For så er Herrens bud til oss: Jeg har satt dig til et lys for hedninger, forat du skal være til frelse inntil jordens ende. |
| Portuguese | porque assim nos ordenou o Senhor: Eu te pus para luz dos gentios, a fim de que sejas para salvação até os confins da terra. |
| Rumanian | Cqci awa ne -a poruncit Domnul: ,Te-am pus ca sq fii Lumina Neamurilor, ca sq duci mkntuirea pknq la marginile pqmkntului.`` |
| Shuar | Nu Túratarum tusa, Uunt Yus akuptamtsujik. Jes, ni Papiriin juna tawai: "Israer-shuarcha Winia nekarawarat tusan anaitiukjame. Tura Ashí nunkanmaya aents uwemprarat tusan akuptajme." Tu aarmaiti" Tímiayi. |
| Swahili | Maana Bwana alituagiza hivi: `Nimekuteua wewe uwe mwanga kwa mataifa, uwe njia ya wokovu kwa ulimwengu wote."` |
| Swedish | Ty så har Herren bjudit oss: 'Jag har satt dig till ett ljus för hednafolken, för att du skall bliva till frälsning intill jordens ända.'" |
| Uma | Apa' toi-mi hawa' Pue' Ala hi kai'. Na'uli': `Kupelihi-moko jadi' baja to mpobajahi nono tauna to bela-ra to Yahudi, bona Iko mpoparata kalompea' hi tauna humalili' dunia'.'" |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-m-m-r-t-u-x" | |
-3 letters: emmer, emmet, exert, meter, metre, murex, muter, remet, remex, retem. | |
-4 letters: emeu, meet, meme, mere, mete, mure, mute, rete, teem, term, tree, true. | |
-5 letters: eme, emu, ere, mem, met, mum, mut, ree, rem, ret, rex, rue, rum, rut, tee, tux, umm. | |
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