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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

The smallest element of a set S which is greater than or equal to every element of a subset A.

CONT

The least upper bound or supremum of a set is the smallest number that no number in the set is larger than it. The supremum may or may not belong to the set. (...) Some sets have no upper bound.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
CONT

Borne supérieure d'une partie A d'un ensemble ordonné. - Plus petit élément, s'il existe, de l'ensemble des majorants de A.

OBS

Voir infimum.

Spanish

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