English
Etymology
From L. #Latin|infimum ‘lowest part’, from infimus ‘lowest’.
Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪnˈfaɪməm/ (UK)
Noun
wikipedia
en-noun|infima
#mathematics (of a subset) the greatest element of the containing set that is smaller 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
German: Infimum n
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