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infimum

[ in-fahy-muhm, -fee- ]

noun

Mathematics.


infimum

/ ˈɪ²Ô´Úɪ³¾É™³¾ /

noun

  1. the greatest lower bound
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of infimum1

1935–40; < Latin, noun use of neuter of infimus lowest (superlative of inferus low)
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Example Sentences

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Omnis corporea creatura ... bonum est infimum, et in genere suo pulchrum quoniam forma et specie continetur.â€â€”St.

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The imum is the lowest extremity of a part; then the infimum, the lowest part, with reference to the other parts.

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Altera pars locum infimum sortita, terra quidem appellatur, frigida et sicca multas que motiones habens, et in qua multum sane calidi inest.

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Nectarium monophyllum, concavum, pedicellatum, intra petalum infimum.

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