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  2. Function of several real variables - Wikipedia

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    The image of a function f(x 1, x 2, …, x n) is the set of all values of f when the n-tuple (x 1, x 2, …, x n) runs in the whole domain of f.For a continuous (see below for a definition) real-valued function which has a connected domain, the image is either an interval or a single value.

  3. Calculus of variations - Wikipedia

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    The calculus of variations (or variational calculus) is a field of mathematical analysis that uses variations, which are small changes in functions and functionals, to find maxima and minima of functionals: mappings from a set of functions to the real numbers.

  4. Extreme point - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, an extreme point of a convex set in a real or complex vector space is a point in that does not lie in any open line segment joining two points of . In linear programming problems, an extreme point is also called vertex or corner point of S . {\displaystyle S.} [ 1 ]

  5. Multivariable calculus - Wikipedia

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    Multivariable calculus (also known as multivariate calculus) is the extension of calculus in one variable to calculus with functions of several variables: the differentiation and integration of functions involving multiple variables (multivariate), rather than just one.

  6. Fermat's theorem (stationary points) - Wikipedia

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    Fermat's theorem gives only a necessary condition for extreme function values, as some stationary points are inflection points (not a maximum or minimum). The function's second derivative, if it exists, can sometimes be used to determine whether a stationary point is a maximum or minimum.

  7. Maximum and minimum - Wikipedia

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    For example, x ∗ is a strict global maximum point if for all x in X with x ≠ x ∗, we have f(x ∗) > f(x), and x ∗ is a strict local maximum point if there exists some ε > 0 such that, for all x in X within distance ε of x ∗ with x ≠ x ∗, we have f(x ∗) > f(x). Note that a point is a strict global maximum point if and only if ...

  8. Multivariate interpolation - Wikipedia

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    ) and the interpolation problem consists of yielding values at arbitrary points (,,, … ) {\displaystyle (x,y,z,\dots )} . Multivariate interpolation is particularly important in geostatistics , where it is used to create a digital elevation model from a set of points on the Earth's surface (for example, spot heights in a topographic survey or ...

  9. Extreme value theorem - Wikipedia

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    The extreme value theorem was originally proven by Bernard Bolzano in the 1830s in a work Function Theory but the work remained unpublished until 1930. Bolzano's proof consisted of showing that a continuous function on a closed interval was bounded, and then showing that the function attained a maximum and a minimum value.