Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upper bound

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
up-per bound
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A value that is greater than or equal to every element of a given set of values.

Inflected Forms

upper bounds (plural)

Phrases

least upper bound majorant upper bound minorant upper boundary upper bound lower boundary upper limit upper bound lower limit

Frequently Paired Words

majorant upper bound minorant upper boundary upper bound lower boundary upper limit upper bound lower limit lower bound

Questions

What does upper bound mean?
A value that is greater than or equal to every element of a given set of values.

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