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A relative (or local) maximum, for a function, is a point such that the value of the function at that point is greater than the values within a region on either side of it. It need not be a global maximum.
For example, consider a functions such as f(x) = 3*x - x^3
[it is shaped a bit like the letter S on its side].
Now f(1) = 2 is greater than all values of f(x) for x > -2. So the point (1, f(1)0 represents a relative maximum. However, for any x less than -2, f(x) is greater than f(1), and as x becomes more and more negative, f(x) becomes infinitely large. So f(1) cannot be a global maximum.
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