majorant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French majorant, present participle of majorer (“to majorate, to dominate”), from Latin maior.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪ.dʒəɹ.ənt/

Noun

majorant (plural majorants)

1. (mathematics) A function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others.

Translations

function that dominates others

• German: Majorante f
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• Italian: maggiorante (it) f

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French

Verb

majorant

1. present participle of majorer

Adjective

majorant (feminine majorante, masculine plural majorants, feminine plural majorantes)

1. increasing

Further reading

• “majorant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.