minorant

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noun

A function, all of whose values are not greater than the corresponding values of another function.

OriginFrench minorant →
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Meanings

nounminorant (plural minorants)

plural minorants

  1. mathematicsA function, all of whose values are not greater than the corresponding values of another function.

Origin

  1. Frenchminorant
  2. Englishminorant

Borrowed from French minorant, present participle of minorer (“to diminish”), from Latin minor. By surface analysis, minor + -ant.

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APA

minorant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minorant

MLA

“minorant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minorant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minorant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minorant.

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