Extreme may refer to:

Science and mathematics

Mathematics

Extreme point In mathematics, an extreme point of a convex set S in a real or complex vector space is a point in S which does not lie in any open line segment joining two points of S. In linear programming problems, an extreme point is also called vertex or ...

, a point in a convex set which does not lie in any open line segment joining two points in the set *

Maxima and minima In mathematical analysis, the maxima and minima (the respective plurals of maximum and minimum) of a function, known collectively as extrema (the plural of extremum), are the largest and smallest value of the function, either within a given ran ...

, extremes on a mathematical function

Science

Extremophile An extremophile (from Latin ' meaning "extreme" and Greek ' () meaning "love") is an organism that is able to live (or in some cases thrive) in extreme environments, i.e. environments that make survival challenging such as due to extreme temper ...

, an organism which thrives in or requires "extreme" *

Extremes on Earth This article lists extreme locations on Earth that hold geographical records or are otherwise known for their geophysical or meteorological superlatives. All of these locations are Earth-wide extremes; extremes of individual continents or coun ...

List of extrasolar planet extremes The following are lists of extremes among the known exoplanets. The properties listed here are those for which values are known reliably. It is important to note that the study of exoplanets is one of the most dynamic emerging fields of science, a ...

Politics

Extremism Extremism is "the quality or state of being extreme" or "the advocacy of extreme measures or views". The term is primarily used in a political or religious sense to refer to an ideology that is considered (by the speaker or by some implied share ...

, political ideologies or actions deemed outside the acceptable range *

The Extreme (Italy) The Historical Far Left ( it, Estrema Sinistra Storica), originally known as Far Left ( it, Estrema Sinistra), Radical Extreme ( it, Estrema Radicale), simply The Extreme ( it, L'Estrema), or Party of Democracy ( it, Partito della Democrazia), wa ...

or Historical Far Left, a left-wing parliamentary group in Italy 1867–1904

Business

Extreme Networks Extreme Networks is an American networking company based in San Jose, California. Extreme Networks designs, develops, and manufactures wired and wireless network infrastructure equipment and develops the software for network management, policy, a ...

, a California-based networking hardware company *

Extreme Records Extreme Records is an Australia-based record label. The label was founded by Ulex Xane and initially specialised in underground experimental music, experimental and industrial music, industrial cassettes. Roger Richards became involved in 1987 ...

, an Australia-based record label *

Extreme Associates Extreme Associates, formerly known as Extreme and Extreme 2.0, is a pornographic film production company, featuring a catalog of DVD titles and Internet content. It is owned by Rob Zicari ("Rob Black") and his former wife Janet Romano ("Lizzy Bo ...

, a California-based adult film studio

Computer science

Xtreme Mod eMule is a free peer-to-peer file sharing application for Microsoft Windows. Started in May 2002 as an alternative to eDonkey2000, eMule now connects to both the eDonkey network and the Kad network. The distinguishing features of eMule are ...

, a peer-to-peer file sharing client for Windows

Sports and entertainment

Sport

Extreme sport Action sports, adventure sports or extreme sports are activities perceived as involving a high degree of risk. These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion and highly specialized gear. Extreme tourism overl ...

Extreme Sports Channel The Extreme Sports Channel is a pay television channel that was launched from Amsterdam on 1 May 1999. The channel broadcasts in over 60 countries and 12 languages, and covers extreme sport and adventure sports which include surfing, skateboardi ...

A global sports and lifestyle brand dedicated to extreme sports and youth culture *

Los Angeles Xtreme The Los Angeles Xtreme was a professional American football team based in Los Angeles, California. The team was a member of the XFL (2001), XFL, begun by Vince McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment and by NBC, a major television network in the ...

, a defunct XFL franchise

Music

Extreme metal Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s. It has been defined as a "cluster of metal subgenres characterized by sonic, verbal, and visual tran ...

, an umbrella term for a group of related heavy metal subgenres *

Extreme (band) Extreme is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1985, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s with original lineup Gary Cherone (lead vocals), Nuno Bettencourt (guitars and ...

, an American band ** ''Extreme'' (album), an album by Extreme *

Xtreme (group) Xtreme is an American music duo consisting of members Danny D (born as Danny Mejía on July 23, 1985) and Steve Styles (born as Steven Tejada on November 25, 1985) of Dominican descent. The duo focuses on the Latin genre bachata. Xtreme was for ...

, a bachata duo ** ''Xtreme'' (album), an album by Xtreme * ''Extremes'' (album), an album by Collin Raye *X-Treme, a stage name of Italian singer and producer

Agostino Carollo Agostino Carollo, also known as Spankox, is an Italian musician, disc jockey, singer and producer who is currently signed with EMI. Originally a classical violinist, he specializes in pop and dance music, including remixes of songs such as KC a ...

Entertainment

, a global TV channel dedicated to extreme sports and youth culture *RTL CBS Extreme, a Southeast Asian TV channel simply known as "Extreme" prior to the rebranding as

Blue Ant Extreme Rock Action (formerly RTL CBS Extreme, Blue Ant Extreme and Rock Extreme; stylized as ROCK ACTION) is a Southeast Asian English-language movie channel serving Southeast Asia, owned by Rock Entertainment Holdings. Since its launched in 2014, it was ...

* ''Extreme'' (1995 TV series), a 1995 American action series that aired on ABC * ''Extreme'' (2009 TV series), a 2009 American television series that aired on the Travel Channel * "Extreme" (CSI: Miami), a season two episode of ''CSI: Miami''

Literature

* ''The Extreme'' (novel), a 1998 Animorphs novel by K. A. Applegate * ''Extremes'' (novel), by Kristine Kathryn Rusch *

Extreme Studios Awesome Comics or Awesome Entertainment (also known as Awesome-Hyperwerks when briefly joined with Hyperwerks, Hyperwerks Entertainment) was an American comic book studio formed in 1997 by Rob Liefeld following his expulsion from Image Comics, a c ...

, a forerunner of the American comic book studio Image Comics *

Adam X the X-Treme Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

, a character in the Marvel Comics universe *''Extreme'', an autobiography by

Sharon Osbourne Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, later Arden; born 9 October 1952) is a British-American television personality, music manager and author. She is married to heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne and came to prominence while appearing ...

Other uses

*Chevrolet Extreme, a name for the

Chevrolet S-10 The Chevrolet S-10 is a compact pickup truck that was produced by Chevrolet. It was the first domestically built compact pickup of the big three American automakers. When it was first introduced as a "quarter-ton pickup" in 1981 for the 1982 m ...

pickup truck *Extrême, a pre-filled ice-cream cone brand by

Nestlé Nestlé S.A. (; ; ) is a Switzerland, Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. It is the largest publicly held food company in the world, measured by revenue and other me ...