
What is the difference between minimum and infimum?
Mar 27, 2013 · What is the difference between minimum and infimum? I have a great confusion about this.
What are the common abbreviation for minimum in equations?
May 9, 2017 · I'm searching for some symbol representing minimum that is commonly used in math equations.
Finding minimum value of a function - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jun 9, 2022 · First Few things: Differentiating a function and finding where it equal to zero is a way to find an extremum not just the minimum value. Its impotent to note this is not the smallest (or biggest) …
notation - What does "min" mean? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jun 14, 2017 · Min means Minimum. So yes, it's a function that, taken two elements, gives you the minimum of those.
calculus - Minimum vs lowerbound - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Nov 15, 2015 · What is the difference between the minimum value and the lower bound of a function? To me, it seems that they are the same.
Is there a smooth function approximating the minimum of a constant …
Jul 23, 2025 · Is there a smooth function approximating the minimum of a constant and a variable? Ask Question Asked 6 months ago Modified 6 months ago
Minimum or maximum value of a function in square roots
Apr 7, 2024 · Minimum or maximum value of a function in square roots Ask Question Asked 1 year, 10 months ago Modified 1 year, 9 months ago
Prove that the function attains its maximum and minimum
Jan 21, 2025 · We can search $ [a,b]$ instead of all of $ [a, \infty)$ But we also know the extreme value theorem which says that every continuous function on a closed domain reaches a maximum and …
Minimum of two exponentially distributed random variables
May 18, 2011 · Minimum of two exponentially distributed random variables Ask Question Asked 14 years, 9 months ago Modified 6 years, 2 months ago
optimization - Why does the maximum/minimum of linear …
If you have a hollow triangular mesh and you put a marble inside of it, will not the marble go to any of the vertices? Yes it will. Why? Because the altitude is the lowest there of all points inside of the mesh. …