
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.
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.
calculus - What is difference between maxima (or minima) and global ...
Dec 28, 2015 · A maximum or minimum is said to be local if it is the largest or smallest value of the function, respectively, within a given range. However, a maximum or minimum is said to be global if it …
What is the difference between a supremum and maximum; and also …
Mar 30, 2016 · If the max exists, then it is the supremum. If the min exists, then it is the infimum. For an infinite set, it can happen that the max does not exist but the supremum does exist, and/or that the …
Minimum Perimeter of a triangle - Mathematics Stack Exchange
May 10, 2016 · I have been playing the app Euclidea, I have been doing quite well but this one has me stumped. "Construct a triangle whose perimeter is the minimum possible whose vertices lie on two …
Find shortest distance between lines in 3D
Jan 30, 2022 · Otherwise, continue as follows: The definition of 'distance' is the minimum distance between any two points A,B on the two lines. So assume points A,B are the ones who provide the …
Sudoku: Maximal minimum number of starting clues
Jun 25, 2019 · It is well known (as shown here) that the minimum number of starting clues a Sudoku puzzle may have to generate a unique solution is 17. My main question is Given a completed …
Show that there's a unique minimum spanning tree if all edges have ...
Apr 5, 2013 · Show that there's a unique minimum spanning tree (MST) in case the edges' weights are pairwise different $(w(e)\\neq w(f) \\text{ for } e\\neq f)$. I thought that the proof can be done for …