minorant

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

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

Pronunciation

Participle

minorant

  1. present participle of minorer

Noun

minorant m (plural minorants)

  1. (mathematics) lower bound
    Coordinate term: majorant

Further reading

Latin

Verb

minōrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of minōrō