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- [in-fahy-muh m, -fee-]
- /ɪnˈfaɪ məm, -ˈfi-/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-fahy-muh m, -fee-]
- /ɪnˈfaɪ məm, -ˈfi-/
Definitions of infimum word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of INFIMUM greatest lower bound 3
- noun infimum greatest lower bound. Abbreviation: inf. 1
- noun infimum (mathematics) (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. 1
- noun Definition of infimum in Technology (theory) (glb, meet, infimum) The greatest lower bound of two elements, a and b is an element c such that c <= a and c <= b and if there is any other lower bound c' then c' <= c. The greatest lower bound of a set S is the greatest element b such that for all s in S, b <= s. The glb of mutually comparable elements is their minimum but in the presence of incomparable elements, if the glb exists, it will be some other element less than all of them. glb is the dual to least upper bound. (In LaTeX "<=" is written as \sqsubseteq, the glb of two elements a and b is written as a \sqcap b and the glb of set S as \bigsqcap S). 1
- noun infimum the greatest lower bound 0
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Origin of infimum
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; < Latin, noun use of neuter of infimus lowest (superlative of inferus low)
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infimum popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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