supremum

Signification (Anglais)

(real analysis): Given a subset X of R, the smallest real number that is ≥ every element of X; (order theory): given a subset X of a partially ordered set P (with partial order ≤), the least element y of P such that every element of X is ≤ y.

Synonymes

least upper bound

Traductions

suprem

Supremum

supremum

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Latin supremum.