[miŋ′kȯf·skēz ‚in·i′kwäl·əd·ē] (mathematics) An inequality involving powers of sums of sequences of real or complex numbers, akand bk: provided s ≥ 1.An inequality involving powers of integrals of real or complex functions, ƒ and g, over an interval or region R : provided s ≥ 1 and the integrals involved exist.