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suprema

suprema is the plural of supremum.

Meaning of supremum

Noun

supremum (plural supremums or suprema)

  1. (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.
    • A sublattice of a lattice is a subset that is closed under pairwise infima and suprema.2006, Charalambos D. Aliprantis, Kim C. Border, Infinite Dimensional Analysis: A Hitchhiker's Guide, 3rd edition, Springer, page 8

Phrases with suprema

Questions about suprema

What is suprema the plural of?
Suprema is the plural of supremum.

Words near suprema in the dictionary

  1. supravitality
  2. supravitally
  3. supravulgar
  4. suprazygomatic
  5. supream
  6. suprema
  7. supremacies
  8. supremacism
  9. supremacisms
  10. supremacist
  11. supremacistic

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