supremum
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supremum
- /səˈpɹiːˌmʌm/ UK
- /səˈpɹiˌmʌm/ Canada, US
- /səˈpɹiːˌmɐm/ Australia, New Zealand
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Borrowed from Latin supremum.
noun supremums · suprema
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(real analysis): Given a subset X of R, the smallest real number that is ≥ every element of X; (order theory): given a subset X of a partially ordered set P (with partial order ≤), the least element y of P such that every element of X is ≤ y.
A sublattice of a lattice is a subset that is closed under pairwise infima and suprema.
Similar: least upper bound, LUB, sup
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Talk about this word "supremum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/supremum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. supremum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/supremum "supremum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/supremum.Cite this
@misc{supremum_2026,
title = {supremum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/supremum},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
