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Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> writes:
[...]
> If fact we say "the function minimisation problem", "techniques for
> minimisation" and so on, and everyone understands that if you are
> looking for a maximum you simply invert the sign. It's legitimately
> a bit confusing if you're not familiar with the jargon.

You've asserted repeatedly that "minimisation" is commonly used as
jargon for finding either the minimum or the maximum value of a
function.  If that's true, you should be able to cite sources that use
the word that way.

Please do so.

In my own cursory Google search, I see an explicit distinction between
"minimization" and "maximization", with the non-jargon meanings I'd
expect.  Of course that doesn't prove anything, but it is suggestive.

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