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majorant

/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒəɹ.ənt/

majorant noun: a function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others.

Noun

majorant (plural majorants)

  1. A function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others.

Forms of majorant

pluralmajorants

Origin of majorant

Borrowed from French majorant, present participle of majorer (“to majorate, to dominate”), from Latin maior. By surface analysis, major + -ant.

Questions about majorant

What does majorant mean?
Majorant means a function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others.
What part of speech is majorant?
Majorant is a noun.
How do you pronounce majorant?
Majorant is pronounced /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒəɹ.ənt/.
What is the plural of majorant?
The plural of majorant is majorants.

Words near majorant in the dictionary

  1. Majorana fermions
  2. Majorana particle
  3. Majorana particles
  4. Majoranas
  5. majoranolide
  6. majorant
  7. majorants
  8. majorat
  9. majorate
  10. majorated
  11. majorates

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