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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French majorant, present participle of majorer (“to majorate, to dominate”), from Latin maior. By surface analysis, major + -ant.
Pronunciation
Noun
majorant (plural majorants)
- (mathematics) A function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others.
- Coordinate term: minorant
Translations
function that dominates others
French
Pronunciation
Participle
majorant
- present participle of majorer
Noun
majorant m (plural majorants)
- (mathematics) upper bound
- Coordinate term: minorant
Adjective
majorant (feminine majorante, masculine plural majorants, feminine plural majorantes)
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Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French majorant.
Adjective
majorant m or n (feminine singular majorantă, masculine plural majoranți, feminine and neuter plural majorante)
- increasing
Declension