extremes

/ɛkˈstɹiːmz/ /ɪkˈstɹimz/

noun

The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.

Examples :

"The extremes of the test scores showed a wide range of abilities among the students. "

noun

Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.

Examples :

"extremes of temperature"

range amount number

noun

A drastic expedient.

Examples :

"Some people go to extremes for attention on social media."

outcome action situation

noun

Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.

Examples :

"In the proportion 2:4 = 5:10, the numbers 2 and 10 are the extremes. "

math number

Meanings

Examples :

"The extremes of the test scores showed a wide range of abilities among the students. "

Examples :

"extremes of temperature"

Examples :

"Some people go to extremes for attention on social media."

Examples :

"In the proportion 2:4 = 5:10, the numbers 2 and 10 are the extremes. "

Related Words

condition noun

A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.

students noun

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

opposite noun

Something opposite or contrary to something else.

expedient noun

A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.

abilities noun

Suitableness.

attention noun

Mental focus.

greatest adjective

Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big.

drastic noun

A powerful, fast-acting purgative medicine.

utmost noun

Maximum; greatest possible amount or quantity.

temperature noun

A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.

numbers noun

An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

proportion noun

A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.