Etymology

majorant

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Today it means: A function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others. Full definition →

French majorant
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  1. French · borrowed frommajorant
  2. English todaymajorant

Borrowed from French majorant, present participle of majorer (“to majorate, to dominate”), from Latin maior. By surface analysis, major + -ant.

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