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Popoviciu's inequality

Popoviciu's inequality proper noun: a particular inequality about convex functions, similar to Jensen's inequality.

Proper noun

Popoviciu's inequality

  1. A particular inequality about convex functions, similar to Jensen's inequality.
  2. An upper bound on the variance of any bounded probability distribution.

Origin of Popoviciu's inequality

Named after Romanian mathematician Tiberiu Popoviciu (1906–1975).

Questions about Popoviciu's inequality

What does Popoviciu's inequality mean?
Popoviciu's inequality means a particular inequality about convex functions, similar to Jensen's inequality.
What part of speech is Popoviciu's inequality?
Popoviciu's inequality is a proper noun.

Words near Popoviciu's inequality in the dictionary

  1. popover
  2. popovers
  3. Popovets
  4. Popovic
  5. Popovich
  6. Popoviciu's inequality
  7. Popovics
  8. Popovs
  9. Popovski
  10. Popovtsy
  11. Popowski

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