"upper bound" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upper bounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} upper bound (plural upper bounds)
  1. (mathematics) A value that is greater than or equal to every element of a given set of values. Wikipedia link: upper bound Categories (topical): Mathematics Related terms: majorant upper bound minorant, upper boundary upper bound lower boundary, upper limit upper bound lower limit Translations (Translations): bovengrens [feminine] (Dutch), yläraja (Finnish), majorant [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-upper_bound-en-noun-akOf9ugX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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