minorant

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French minorant, present participle of minorer (“to diminish”), from Latin minor. By surface analysis, minor +‎ -ant. === Noun === minorant (plural minorants) (mathematics) A function, all of whose values are not greater than the corresponding values of another function. Coordinate term: majorant == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mi.nɔ.ʁɑ̃/ === Participle === minorant present participle of minorer === Noun === minorant m (plural minorants) (mathematics) lower bound Coordinate term: majorant === Further reading === “minorant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === minōrant third-person plural present active indicative of minōrō