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   extreme

   /ɪkˈstriːm/

   adjective

   • 1. reaching a high or the highest degree; very great: "extreme cold" Similar utmostuttermostvery greatgreatestgreatest possiblemaximummaximalhighestultimatesupremeparamountgreatacutemajorintenseenormousseverehighsuperlativeexceptionalextraordinaryOpposite slight
   • ▪ not usual; exceptional: "in extreme cases the soldier may be discharged"
   • ▪ very severe or serious: "expulsion is an extreme sanction" Similar drasticseriousforcefuldesperatedireradicalfar-reachingmomentousconsequentialsubstantialunrelentingunbendingunyieldingremorselessuncompromisingunmitigatedheavysharpsevereausteresternharshtoughstrictrigorousswingeingpunishingpunitiveexcessiveoppressivedraconianferociousOpposite mild
   • ▪ (of a person or their opinions) far from moderate, especially politically: "groups of his more extreme supporters rioted in front of parliament" Similar radicalextremistimmoderateexaggeratedintemperateoutrageousunreasonablefanaticaldiehardoverzealousrevolutionaryrebelrebellioussubversivemilitantcombativeinformal:over the topOTTswivel-eyedOpposite moderate
   • ▪ denoting or relating to a sport performed in a hazardous environment and involving great risk: "extreme sports like snowboarding" Similar dangeroushazardousriskyhigh-riskrecklessfoolhardydaredevilbreakneckdaringadventurousOpposite safetame
   • 2. furthest from the centre or a given point: "the extreme north-west of Scotland" Similar furthestfarthestfurthermostfarthermostfurthest/farthest awayveryutmostoutermostmost distantaftermostendmostultimatefinallastterminalremotestrare:outmostOpposite near

   noun

   • 1. either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible: "we represented opposite extremes of college society—he a member of the Old Guard, I one of the radicals" Similar oppositeantithesis(other) side of the coin(opposite) polecontrary(exclusive) alternativeopposing pairrare:antipodeOpposite medium
   • ▪ the highest or most extreme degree of something: "extremes of temperature" Similar limitextremityhighest/greatest degreemaximumheighthighlowceilingtopzenithpinnaclepeakapexclimaxultimateoptimumacmeepitomeOpposite minimum
   • ▪ a very severe or serious measure: "the extreme of applying for poor relief"
   • 2. the subject or predicate in a proposition, or the major or minor term in a syllogism (as contrasted with the middle term).

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin extremus ‘outermost, utmost’, superlative of exterus ‘outer’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. extremeness noun

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   • Use extreme caution, as the steps are very slippery. The extreme cold kept most people indoors. At the extreme end of the lake there is a hunting lodge. Extreme opinions, ideas, etc., are beyond the usual range of variety and would seem unreasonable to most people. In the proportion a/b=t/z the terms a and z are the extremes.

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   What does Extreme Mean in math?

   • cautious to an extreme. the extremes of joy and grief. extremes in dress. the extreme of poverty. Mathematics. the first or the last term, as of a proportion or series. a relative maximum or relative minimum value of a function in a given region.

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   What does extreme end mean?

   • The extreme end or edge of something is its furthest end or edge. ...the room at the extreme end of the corridor. ...winds from the extreme north. 6. 7. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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