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== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Maxima and minima]]
*[[Minima and maxima]]

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The largest and the smallest element of a set are called extreme values.

For a differentiable function f, if f(x0) is an extreme value for the set of all values f(x), and if f(x0) is in the interior of the domain of f, then x0 is a critical point.

See also