Meanings
proper noun
- mathematicsAn inequality that relates the value of a convex function of an integral to the integral of the convex function.
Origin
Named after Johan Jensen, the Danish mathematician who proved it in 1906.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian неравенство на Йенсен
- неравенство на Йенсен (neravenstvo na Jensen)inequality
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