majorant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French majorant, present participle of majorer (“to majorate, to dominate”), from Latin maior. By surface analysis, major +‎ -ant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒəɹ.ənt/

Noun

majorant (plural majorants)

1. (mathematics) A function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others.

   Coordinate term: minorant

Translations

function that dominates others

• German: Majorante f
• Italian: maggiorante (it) f

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʒɔ.ʁɑ̃/

Participle

majorant

1. present participle of majorer

Noun

majorant m (plural majorants)

1. (mathematics) upper bound

   Coordinate term: minorant

Adjective

majorant (feminine majorante, masculine plural majorants, feminine plural majorantes)

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Further reading

• “majorant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French majorant.

Adjective

majorant m or n (feminine singular majorantă, masculine plural majoranți, feminine and neuter plural majorante)

1. increasing

Declension

Declension of majorant

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	majorant		majorantă	majoranți	majorante
	definite	majorantul		majoranta	majoranții	majorantele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	majorant		majorante	majoranți	majorante
	definite	majorantului		majorantei	majoranților	majorantelor