minorant

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French minorant, present participle of minorer (to diminish), from Latin minor. By surface analysis, minor +‎ -ant.

Noun

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minorant (plural minorants)

  1. (mathematics) A function, all of whose values are not greater than the corresponding values of another function.
    Coordinate term: majorant

French

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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minorant

  1. present participle of minorer

Noun

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minorant m (plural minorants)

  1. (mathematics) lower bound
    Coordinate term: majorant

Further reading

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Latin

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Verb

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minōrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of minōrō