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stationary point
(redirected from Extremal)

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stationary point [′stā·shə‚ner·ē ′pȯint]
(astronomy)
A point at which a planet's apparent motion changes from direct to retrograde motion, or vice versa.
(mathematics)
A point on a curve at which the tangent is horizontal.
For a function of several variables, a point at which all partial derivatives are 0.


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The absorber changes the weights of the superposed basis states, in particular for the extremal values of T parameterized by the angle [theta] with T = [tan.
The lesser exposure to extremal price changes of the top-30 index does not imply less volatility.
 
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