majorant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French majorant, present participle of majorer (“to majorate, to dominate”), from Latin maior.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒəɹ.ənt/

Noun

majorant (plural majorants)

  1. (mathematics) A function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others.
    Coordinate term: minorant

Translations

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.ʒɔ.ʁɑ̃/

Participle

majorant

  1. present participle of majorer

Noun

majorant m (plural majorants)

  1. (mathematics) upper bound
    Coordinate term: minorant

Adjective

majorant (feminine majorante, masculine plural majorants, feminine plural majorantes)

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Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French majorant.

Adjective

majorant m or n (feminine singular majorantă, masculine plural majoranți, feminine and neuter plural majorante)

  1. increasing

Declension
Declension of majorant
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite majorant majorantă majoranți majorante
definite majorantul majoranta majoranții majorantele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite majorant majorante majoranți majorante
definite majorantului majorantei majoranților majorantelor
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