infimum

Meaning

Noun

  • (of a subset) the greatest element of the containing set that is smaller than or equal to all elements of the subset. The infimum may or may not be a member of the subset.

Related

Similar words

  • greatest lower bound

Opposite words

Origin

  • Borrowed from Latin infimum ("lowest part"), from infimus.

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