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infimum

/ɪnˈfiːməm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
in-fi-mum
IPA
/ɪnˈfiːməm/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

(of a subset) the greatest element of the containing set that is smaller than or equal to all elements of the subset. The infimum may or may not be a member of the subset.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin infimum (“lowest part”), from infimus (“lowest”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪnˈfiːməm/
  • British English: /ɪnˈfaɪməm/

Inflected Forms

infima (plural) infimums (plural)

Phrases

essential infimum

Synonyms

greatest lower bound

Antonyms

supremum

Questions

How do you pronounce infimum?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈfiːməm/.
What does infimum mean?
(of a subset) the greatest element of the containing set that is smaller than or equal to all elements of the subset. The infimum may or may not be a member of the subset.
Where does infimum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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