Local Maximum

A local maximum, also called a relative maximum, is a maximum within some neighborhood that need not be (but may be) a global maximum.

See also

Global Maximum, Local Minimum, Maximum, Peano Surface

Explore with Wolfram|Alpha

More things to try:

Cite this as:

Weisstein, Eric W. "Local Maximum." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/LocalMaximum.html

Subject classifications