Difference between a local extreme and a local minimum/maximum

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I often see these two terms being used (mainly in Calculus books) and I never know if they mean the same thing and can be used interchangeably or not. Does anyone know ?

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A local extreme can be either a local minimum or a local maximum. Sometimes you just care that it is just one or the other, not which one.