infimum

English

Etymology

From Latin infimum ‘lowest part’, from infimus ‘lowest’.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪnˈfaɪməm/
• (US) IPA: /ɪnˈfijməm/

Noun

Wikipedia infimum (plural infima or infimums)

1. (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

element of a set

• Czech: infimum (cs) n
• German: Infimum n

• Japanese: 下限 (ja) (かげん, kagen)
• Polish: infimum (pl) n, kres dolny (pl) m

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Czech

Noun

infimum n

1. infimum (mathematics)

Antonyms

• supremum

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Latin

Adjective

infimum

1. nominative neuter singular of infimus
2. accusative masculine singular of infimus
3. accusative neuter singular of infimus
4. vocative neuter singular of infimus