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Absolute Maximum

Absolute Maximum, Absolute Max
Global Maximum, Global Max

The highest point over the entire domain of a function or relation.

Note: The first derivative test and the second derivative test are common methods used to find maximum values of a function.

 

Graph showing a curve with two peaks: an "absolute maximum" (highest point) left of y-axis and a lower "relative maximum"...

 

See also

relative maximum, local maximum, relative minimum, local minimum, absolute minimum, global minimum, extremum