infimum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

/ɪnˈfaɪməm/ /ɪnˈfiːməm/

infimum infima infimums

Borrowed from Latin infimum (“lowest part”), from infimus (“lowest”).

greatest lower bound

supremum

essential infimum

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