"lower bound" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lower bounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lower bound (plural lower bounds)
  1. (mathematics) A value that is less than or equal to every element of a given set of values. Wikipedia link: lower bound Categories (topical): Mathematics Related terms: minorant lower bound majorant, lower boundary lower bound upper boundary, lower limit lower bound upper limit Translations (Translations): ondergrens [feminine] (Dutch), alaraja (Finnish), minorant [masculine] (French)

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