Meaning

1 senses
  1. (real analysis): Given a subset X of R, the smallest real number that is ≥ every element of X; (order theory): given a subset X of a partially ordered set P (with partial order ≤), the least element y of P such that every element of X is ≤ y.

    Supremum

Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
element of a set greater than or equal to all members of a given subset:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin supremum.

Borrowed from Latin supremum.

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Forms

plural: supremums / suprema
Singularsupremum
Pluralsupremums / suprema

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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