Noun
local minimum (plural local minimums or local minima)
(mathematics) A point on a graph (or its associated function) whose value is less than all other points near it.
A nonoptimal cladogram will be selected if the program settles on a local minimum rather than the desired global minimum. Source: Internet
As of July 2017, 25 states have passed laws that preempt cities from adopting their own local minimum wage laws. Source: Internet
For example, the interpolant above has a local maximum at x ≈ 1.566, f(x) ≈ 1.003 and a local minimum at x ≈ 4.708, f(x) ≈ −1.003. Source: Internet
If all of the eigenvalues are positive, then the point is a local minimum; if all are negative, it is a local maximum. Source: Internet
If the eigenvalues are all positive, then the frequencies are all real and the stationary point is a local minimum. Source: Internet
Secondly, the optimization method used might not be guaranteed to converge when far away from a local minimum. Source: Internet