極きょく大だい

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

maximum; greatest; extreme

General term for the highest degree or limit of something. Can be used as a noun, adjectival noun (na-adjective), or prenominal (no-adjective).

• この機き械かいは極きょく大だいの出しゅつ力りょくを発はっ揮きする。

  This machine delivers maximum output.

• 極きょく大だいな努ど力りょくが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Extreme effort is required.

noun

local maximum

Mathematics term for a local maximum of a function.

• この関かん数すうの極きょく大だい値ちを求もとめなさい。

  Find the local maximum of this function.