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extreme point
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extreme point [ek′strēm ′pȯint]
(mathematics)
A maximum or minimum value of a function.
A point in a convex subsetKof a vector space is called extreme if it does not lie on the interior of any line segment contained inK.
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An extremal point is a point on the border of the bounding box of the polygon.
On square permutations by Duchi, Enrica; Poulalhon, Dominique / DMTCS Proceedings
Wrap a conceptual string around the set of objects and pull it tight; certain ones of the stakes (in mathematical terms, the convex hull of the set) will touch the string, and each of these are extremal points.
A quantitative approach to interestingness by Gooch, Rex / Word Ways
 
 
 
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