infimum

(The degree of an universally quantified formula ˆ xφ is defined as the infimum of truth degrees of instances of φ; similarly

Fuzzy Logic Hajek, Petr 2006

The greatest lower bound is also sometimes called the "infimum", abbreviated "inf".

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If either one of these functions, say θF / a, is influenced by some information that is free in the above sense (i.e., not a function of A's choice of directions and events F-earlier than that choice), then there must be an an earliest ( "infimum") F-time t0 after which all such information is available to a. Since the non-free information is also available at t0, all these information bits, free and non-free, must have a value 0 or 1 to enter as arguments in the function θF / a.

decorabilia 2009

Now, IIRC it is Linde himself who has pointed out that one can push infimum of worldlines unboundedly back, making the process physically "eternal" in both directions.

If We Live in a Multiverse, How Many Are There? | Universe Today 2009

It is the difference between choosing the minimum of the set of found fossils and searching the infimum of the set of possible fossils.

My letter to New Scientist - The Panda's Thumb 2007

That is we consider a confidence region of fits based on the statistics and we plot the supremum (least upper bound) and infimum (greatest lower bound) of all these fits.

More on MBH98 Figure 7 « Climate Audit 2006

I remember the time when he did not venture to offend me by a word: now he is at liberty to do me an actual injury. sed viden? fortuna humana fingit artatque ut lubet: me, qui liber fueram servom fecit, e summo infimum; qui imperare insueram, nunc alterius imperio obsequor. et quidem si, proinde ut ipse fui imperator familiae, habeam dominum, non verear ne iniuste aut graviter mi imperet.

Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives Titus Maccius Plautus 1919

Again, the railroad might be absolved from the charge of violating natural justice if the lower rates which it extended to the monopoly did not fall below the lowest level (pretium infimum) of justice, while the charges exacted from the independent shippers did not exceed the highest level (pretium summum) sanctioned by justice.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

CASSIA (Sturtii), tomentoso-incana, foliis 4-jugis foliolis lanceolato-linearibus planis: glandula depressa inter par infimum, racemo corymboso paucifloro cum pedunculo suo folium paulo superante v. aequante, calyce tomentoso.

Expedition into Central Australia Charles Sturt 1832

In general a set with upper bounds need not have a supremum; a set with lower bounds need not have an infimum.

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