Popoviciu's inequality

proper noun

A particular inequality about convex functions, similar to Jensen's inequality.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. mathematical analysisA particular inequality about convex functions, similar to Jensen's inequality.
  2. mathematicsAn upper bound on the variance of any bounded probability distribution.

Origin

Named after Romanian mathematician Tiberiu Popoviciu (1906–1975).

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