infimum

[ in-fahy-muhm, -fee- ]

noun

, Mathematics.

1. greatest lower bound. : inf

infimum

/ ˈɪnfɪməm /

noun

1. the greatest lower bound

Word History and Origins

Origin of infimum¹

1935–40; < Latin, noun use of neuter of infimus lowest (superlative of inferus low)

Example Sentences

Omnis corporea creatura ... bonum est infimum, et in genere suo pulchrum quoniam forma et specie continetur.”—St.

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The imum is the lowest extremity of a part; then the infimum, the lowest part, with reference to the other parts.

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Altera pars locum infimum sortita, terra quidem appellatur, frigida et sicca multas que motiones habens, et in qua multum sane calidi inest.

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Nectarium monophyllum, concavum, pedicellatum, intra petalum infimum.

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