
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.
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 - Why does the minimum value of $x^x$ equal $1/e ...
The graph of $y=x^x$ looks like this: As we can see, the graph has a minimum value at a turning point. According to WolframAlpha, this point is at $x=1/e$. I know ...
combinatorics - Efficient computation of the minimum distance of …
In this way, you have to generate only a small fraction of all the codewords to find the minimum distance, and the idea can be generalized to any linear code. The first step then is to find a …
real analysis - Minimum of empty set in $\infty$ why is that ...
Mar 29, 2021 · The same holds with the minimum: the minimum of no term must be plus infinity, so that if you append an element, the new minimum is that element. $\infty$ is neutral for the …
Minimum surface Curvature Interpolation Method
Here is an extract: "This method and namely its computer implementation was developed by W.H.F. Smith and P.Wessel in1990. The interpolated surface by the Minimum Curvature …
Minimum of a quadratic form - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Mar 26, 2014 · Proof that the minimum value of the quadratic form $n^T A n$ is the minimum eigenvalue of a real symmetric matrix $A$ for a unit vector $n$: Let $A=UDU^T$ be its eigen …
Maximizing the minimum of linear functions - Mathematics Stack …
Apr 21, 2025 · This is now the top result for the Google search 'maximize minimum of linear functions'. It's feels a bit condescending to read that one should search carefully before trying …
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 …