Definitions For Infimum

Noun

INFIMUM (plural infima or infimums) (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.

Synonyms

greatest lower bound

Antonyms

supremum

Translations

Czech: infimum, n Finnish: suurin alaraja, infimum French: infimum, m German: Infimum, n Japanese: 下限 (かげん, kagen, sc=Jpan) Polish: infimum, n, kres dolny, m Spanish: ínfimo, elemento ínfimo

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, la, infimum, , lowest part}}, from infimus, , lowest.