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PRONUNCIATION OF INFIMUM

infimum  [ˈɪnfɪməm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFIMUM

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Infimum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INFIMUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Infimum and supremum

In mathematics, the infimum of a subset S of a partially ordered set T is the greatest element of T that is less than or equal to all elements of S. Consequently the term greatest lower bound is also commonly used. Infima of real numbers are a common special case that is especially important in analysis. However, the general definition remains valid in the more abstract setting of order theory where arbitrary partially ordered sets are considered. The supremum of a subset S of a totally or partially ordered set T is the least element of T that is greater than or equal to all elements of S. Consequently, the supremum is also referred to as the least upper bound. If the supremum exists, it is unique, meaning that there will be only one supremum. If S contains a greatest element, then that element is the supremum; otherwise, the supremum does not belong to S. If the infimum exists, it is unique. If S contains a least element, then that element is the infimum; otherwise, the infimum does not belong to S.

Definition of infimum in the English dictionary

The definition of infimum in the dictionary is the greatest lower bound.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFIMUM


amomum
əˈməʊməm
cardamum
ˈkɑːdəməm
chrysanthemum
krɪˈsænθəməm
extremum
ɪkˈstriːməm
helianthemum
hiːlɪˈænθəməm
lithospermum
ˌlɪθəʊˈspɜːməm
maximum
ˈmæksɪməm
menispermum
ˌmɛnɪˈspɜːməm
mesembryanthemum
mɪzˌɛmbrɪˈænθɪməm
minimum
ˈmɪnɪməm
optimum
ˈɒptɪməm
Pergamum
ˈpɜːɡəməm
simillimum
sɪˈmɪlɪməm
suboptimum
sʌbˈɒptɪməm
xeranthemum
zɪəˈrænθəməm
xylobalsamum
ˌzaɪləʊˈbɔːlsəməm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFIMUM

infight
infighter
infighting
infill
infilling
infiltrate
infiltration
infiltrative
infiltrator
infima
infin.
infinitant
infinitary
infinitate
infinite
infinitely
infiniteness
infinitesimal
infinitesimal calculus
infinitesimally

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFIMUM

album
aluminium
aluminum
at a premium
Belgium
Comum
cum
datum
forum
hum
medium
mum
museum
petroleum
platinum
premium
school-gate mum
stadium
sum
um

Synonyms and antonyms of infimum in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

确界
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ínfimo
570 millions of speakers

English

infimum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

infimum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

infimum
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нижняя грань
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ínfimo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

infimum
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

borne inférieure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Infimum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Infimum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下限
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상하 한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

infimum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

infimum
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्वात कमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

infimum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

estremo inferiore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

infimum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нижня грань
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

infimum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

infimum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

infimum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

infimum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

infimum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of infimum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFIMUM»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFIMUM» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFIMUM»

Discover the use of infimum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to infimum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vector Optimization with Infimum and Supremum
The theory of Vector Optimization is developed by a systematic usage of infimum and supremum.
Andreas Löhne, 2011
2
Basic Real Analysis
1.5. Supremum. and. Infimum. The Supremum Let S be a nonempty set of Real Numbers. We shall now define a number known as the least upper bound of S, or , in Latin, the supremum of 5*. The best way to describe the supremum of 5* is to  ...
James Howland, 2009
3
Infinite Dimensional Analysis: A Hitchhiker's Guide
A lattice is a partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a supremum and an infimum. It is easy to show (by induction) that every finite set in a lattice has a supremum and an infimum. A sublattice of a lattice is a subset that is closed ...
Charalambos D. Aliprantis, Kim C. Border, 2007
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A Course in Calculus and Real Analysis
An element m ∈ R is called an infimum or a greatest lower bound of the set S if (i ) m is a lower bound of S,thatis,m ≤ x for all x ∈ S,and (ii) β ≤ m for any lower bound β of S. Again, it is easy to see from the definition that if S has an infimum, ...
Sudhir R. Ghorpade, Balmohan V. Limaye, 2006
5
Introduction to Set Theory, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
5.15 Theorem Let (A, <) be an ordered set and let B C A. (a) B has at most one infimum. (b) If b is the least element of B, then b is the infimum of B, (e) If b is the infimum of B and 6 C B, then b is the least element of B (d) b 6 A is an infimum of B ...
Karel Hrbacek, Thomas Jech, 1999
6
Modern Algebra
(infimum) of A. The supremum (infimum) of A is often denoted by sup A (inf A). If e is the supremum (infimum) of {x, y}, then 0 is often called simply the supremum ( infimum) of x and y rather than of (x, y}. DEFINITION. An ordered structure (E, ...
Seth Warner, 2012
7
Convex Analysis
Along any line which is not parallel to the £2-axis, the limit off(x) is +oo in both directions, so the infimum off relative to such a line is attained. Along any line parallel to the £2-axis, /(*) is non-increasing as a function of £2 and constant for large ...
R. Tyrrell Rockafellar, 1997
8
Topics in Distributed Algorithms
The infimum of infinite subsets does not necessarily exist: an easy example is the poset (Q,£), where the set {x :0<x and 2<x2} does not have an infimum. In all applications in this book subsets of which an infimum is computed are finite, hence ...
Gerard Tel, 1991
9
Matrices: Theory and Applications
The quadratic function /, strictly convex, reaches its infimum on the affine sub- space xo + J#i at a unique vector, which we denote by Xk (same proof as above). The notation Xk is consistent for k = 0. If x = y + ypk Gio + ^k+l with y G xq + M^, ...
Denis Serre, 2010
10
Principles of Optimal Design: Modeling and Computation
Although /(*) = 0 for x equal to positive or negative infinity, only the positive one qualifies as an argument of the infimum. Since x~ <£ P, f(x) is not well bounded below over P. 6. f(x) = \/x: no g exists, but g0 = g+ = 0 for x~ = oo, so f(x) is not well  ...
Panos Y. Papalambros, Douglass J. Wilde, 2000

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFIMUM»

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Mental Illness: Our Number One Debilitating Illness
... he was demon possessed,” “We always managed to put up with it until recently,” “I thought I would lose my job if I sought help,” ad infimum. «Valley morning Star, Jun 15»
2
Holy Grail of Mathematics Pursued in 'The Symphony of Primes …
By an implementation of a binomial coefficient the maximal prime gaps supremum bound is proved, simultaneously establishing the infimum for ... «Broadway World, Oct 13»

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