Extreme facts for kids

Uses for the term extreme, which is sometimes spelled xtreme, include:

Geography and astronomy

• Extremes on Earth
• List of extrasolar planet extremes

Mathematics

• Extreme value, the largest or smallest element of a set

Science and technology

Science

• Extreme weather, severe or unseasonal weather
• Extremism, ideas or actions beyond what is deemed acceptable
• Extremophile, an organism which thrives in or requires "extreme"

Technology

• Extreme Networks, a California-based networking hardware company
• Extreme Programming, a software engineering methodology
• Xtreme Mod, a peer-to-peer file sharing software for Windows based on eMule

Sports and entertainment

Sports

• Extreme sport, a sport featuring speed, height, danger or spectacular stunts
  • Extreme skiing
• Extreme Sports Channel, a Netherlands television channel
• Extreme Championship Wrestling, a former wrestling promotion
• Xtreme Pro Wrestling
• Los Angeles Xtreme, a defunct XFL franchise
• Xtreme Turf, an artificial turf or synthetic grass system

Music

• Extreme (band), an American band
  • Extreme (album), an album by Extreme
• Xtreme (group), a bachata duo
  • Xtreme (album), an album by Xtreme
• Extremes (album), an album by Collin Raye
• Extreme Records, a record label
• Agostino Carollo or X-Treme, an Italian singer, DJ, and producer

Entertainment

• Extreme (CSI: Miami)
• Extreme (TV series)
• Going to Extremes, a UK television series
• Extreme (Travel Channel series), a US television series
• Dance Dance Revolution Extreme, a music video game by Konami
• Extreme Paintbrawl, a first-person shooter video game
• Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (North America), a music video game by Konami

Games

• Extremes (Combat Arms)

Literature

• Extreme Studios, a defunct studio of Image Comics
• Adam X the X-Treme, a Marvel Comics character
• Extreme, an autobiography by Sharon Osbourne

Other uses

• Extreme Pita, a Canadian-based restaurant chain
• Chevrolet S-10 xtreme