
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.
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
Which cut does "minimum cut" refer to? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
May 30, 2025 · Alternatively, to avoid ambiguity, reserve the term " minimum cut " for flow networks, and use precise terms like minimum edge cut, minimum cutset, minimal edge cut and minimal cutset.
Simplex Method: Why should the value produced by the Minimum …
Nov 13, 2021 · The Minimum Ratio Test is measuring of amount of change in the tableau if the Simplex algorithm is going to traverse along an edge (constraint) from one extreme point to another. In other …
Minimum of exponential random variable - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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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. …
optimization - The median minimizes the sum of absolute deviations …
To clarify the comment by @Did above, where they say "ANY median" they mean "any point between the two middle elements", when there are an even number of elements in the set S. When S contains …
probability distributions - How to prove that minimum of two ...
Nov 25, 2013 · How can I prove that the minimum of two exponential random variables is another exponential random variable, i.e. Z = min(X,Y)