minorant
/ˈmʌɪnər(ə)nt/Mathematics
noun
1A function whose absolute value for any value of the argument is not greater than the corresponding absolute value of a given function.
2An element of an ordered set that is less than or equal to every element of a given subset.
adjective
Designating or characteristic of a minorant.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Annals of Mathematics. From minor + -ant.
- preceptee
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- preceptorial
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- pre-ceramic
- precerebellar
- precerebral
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- precessional
- precession of the equinoxes
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- pre-Christian