A global extremum of a function is taken over
Aa single point
Ba small neighbourhood
Cthe first quadrant
Dthe entire domain
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. the entire domain
Global or absolute extrema compare the function across its whole domain, unlike local ones.
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